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Planck image of a region in the Orion Nebula
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Planck image of a region in the Orion Nebula

May 13, 2010
An active star-formation region in the Orion Nebula, as seen By Planck. This image covers a region of 13x13 degrees. It is a three-colour combination constructed from three of Planck's nine frequency channels: 30, 353 and 857 GHz.