The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.
NGC 1977 is a reflection nebula 1/2 degree northeast of the Orion Nebula

OSC image taken 12 February 2016 from Newbury Park, California

Stacked set of 25 x 30 sec. exposures

12.5min total exposure time