Apod 1.8

This picture takes place inside of the Orion Nebula, which is approximately three-million years old. The cluster of four bright-blue stars in the center of this image is called The Trapezium. The circular shape the stars create has a radius of almost one and half light years. Recent studies lead to the idea that in its earlier years, the Orion Nebula formed a black hole that was 100 times more massive than our sun. If this study is confirmed, the Orion Nebula will house the closest black hole to Earth, which is 1500 light years away.