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Chinese new year scroll painting, Lei Chen
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Chinese new year scroll painting

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Chinese new year scroll painting, Lei Chen
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Chinese new year scroll painting

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Happy spring festival.  This year is the year of the dragon. The dragon is the totem and unique cultural symbol of the Chinese nation. Dragons and horses often appear together in classical Chinese poetry, embodying a vigorous and courageous spirit.The types of deep space objects around the Horsehead Nebula are very diverse. There are tumultuous molecular clouds, many delicate reflection nebulae, as well as thick and dense emission nebulae. Together, they form a magnificent cosmic "Chinese new year scroll painting", symbolizing auspiciousness, good fortune, and the spirit of the dragon and horse.
This 2*1 mosaic image was captured from November 15, 2023, to January 10, 2024, at a self-built remote astronomical observatory in Tianjin, China. The post-processing involved combining the RGB channels with the HA channel.

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Chinese new year scroll painting, Lei Chen

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