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Horsehead Nebula, Ed Albin
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Horsehead Nebula

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Horsehead Nebula

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A sleepless but productive night under the stars. Good weather allowed for a three-hour integrated exposure of the wonderful Horsehead Nebula, found within the constellation of Orion. Taken with my RASA 8 / ASI294 camera combo, the photograph is of an area of dusty-gas about 1500 light years away. This nebula takes its name from dark clouds of gas making a striking silhouette of a horse's head. The brilliant blue-white star marks the eastern most part of the Hunter's Belt.

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Horsehead Nebula, Ed Albin

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