This stunning space wallpaper reveals the central region of the Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976) as seen in the near-infrared by the High Acuity Wide field K-band Imager (HAWK-I) instrument at ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal.
The Orion Nebula Spied by Hawk-I Space Wallpaper

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