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IC4592 The Blue Horsehead Nebula, Georg N. Nyman
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IC4592 The Blue Horsehead Nebula

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IC4592 The Blue Horsehead Nebula

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One of those nebulae which is often overlooked - especially this one due to its more famous counterpart, the "Horsehead" close to Orion. This one is a reflection nebula which is illuminated by the two stars which seem to be the eye of the horse. It is located in the Southern Skies and needs much more exposure time than the famous one in the Northern Skies, IC343 which is a dark cloud and not a reflection nebula. The raw files were provided by the Heaven´s Mirror Observatory operated by TL.

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IC4592 The Blue Horsehead Nebula, Georg N. Nyman