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The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion`s Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.