Planck image of a region in the Orion Nebula

An active star-formation region in the Orion Nebula, as seen By Planck. This image covers a region of 13×13 degrees. It is a three-colour combination constructed from three of Planck’s nine frequency channels: 30, 353 and 857 GHz.

Download the individual channels:

Orion 353 Green Channel | Orion 857 Blue Channel | Orion 30 Red Channel