Image: The Orion A molecular cloud from VISTA

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Description: This image from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile is part of the largest infrared high-resolution mosaic of Orion ever created. It covers the Orion A molecular cloud, the nearest known massive star factory, lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, and reveals many young stars and other objects normally buried deep inside the dusty clouds.
Title: The Orion A molecular cloud from VISTA
Credit: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1701a/
Author: ESO/VISION survey
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