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NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula, Ed Litoborski
NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula, Ed Litoborski

NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula

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NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula, Ed Litoborski
NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula, Ed Litoborski

NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula

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NGC 1999, also known as The Cosmic Keyhole is a dust-filled bright nebula with a vast hole of empty space represented by a black patch of sky, as can be seen in the photograph. It is a reflection nebula, and shines from the light of the variable starV380 Orionis.

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NGC1999 The Black Pearl or Cosmic Keyhole Nebula, Ed Litoborski