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Image of the day 10/03/2014

    IC 5146, Colin McGill
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    IC 5146

    Image of the day 10/03/2014

      IC 5146, Colin McGill
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      IC 5146

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      Cocoon nebula, famous star forming region in Cygnus.

      I particularly like the blue reflection nebula just to the right of the central nebula at the edge of a molecular cloud surrounding the nebula.

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      IC 5146, Colin McGill