The Orion Nebula is 1,340 light years away from us and is 24 light years across. However, this nebula is only the central area of a much larger cloud called the Orion Molecular Complex. This cloud takes up most of the Orion constellation and is several hundred light years in size. The Orion Nebula is a large and bright star formation region in the night sky. When viewed with the naked eye, this fog appears green. Long exposures, however, show pink, reddish and blue colors. Red for hydrogen that is excited by the central stars. Green is created by excited oxygen and blue is reflected light. New stars are born in such molecular clouds. According to the latest findings, this process can take over a million years, which is relatively short for astronomical standards. These dense clouds of gas and dust are so cold that atoms combine to form molecules like hydrogen or carbon monoxide. In such star formation regions as the Orion Nebula, the future for the galaxies and the universe is created. Although I have photographed M42 many times, my lenses keep panning to this impressive object in the night sky. In the constellation Orion but there are many other known objects, one of which is the Horsehead Nebula . The M16 vein nebula in the constellation Snake is one of the best-known and most beautiful star formation regions; it is also called the Pillars of Creation.