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Horsehead Nebula and Barnard's Loop

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The Horsehead nebula, surrounded by the emission from Barnard's Loop, in the constellation Orion. Selected as a NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Image Details
Nikon 400mm lens
SBIG STL11000 CCD
Ha filter
4 panel mosaic
10 x 1hr per panel

Author
Peter Erdman
Filesize
3583 KB
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