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Horsehead and Flame Nebula (wide angle), jprejean
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Horsehead and Flame Nebula (wide angle)

Revision title: Horsehead and Flame Nebula

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Horsehead and Flame Nebula (wide angle), jprejean
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Horsehead and Flame Nebula (wide angle)

Revision title: Horsehead and Flame Nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The dark cloud of dust and gas is a region in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex where star formation is taking place. It is located in the constellation of Orion, which is prominent in the winter evening sky in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer evening sky in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Title: Horsehead and Flame Nebula

Description: The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion molecular cloud complex. Processed with HSO FITS subframes from Telescope Live.

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