#5 Jewel in the Winter Skies; The Great Orion Nebula

The Great Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the constellation of Orion and it is 1,344±20 light-years away. 13 Nebulae might be visible to the naked eye with some effort. The Great Orion Nebula is there with almost no effort in the winter night sky being one of the brightest nebulae. It is one of the most photographed and most studied objects in the night among the most intensely studied objects. The scientists learned a lot about how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust by studying this nebula.