Over the Edge in The Orion Nebula | Hubble

Over the Edge in The Orion Nebula | Hubble

This dark red column shows an illuminated edge of a cavity wall in the Orion Nebula.

Distance: 1,400 light years

Constellation: Orion

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team

Image Date: January 11, 2006

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