Daily Telescope: Two nebulae in Orion for the price of one

Good morning. It’s March 1, and right now’s picture showcases two nebulae inside the Orion constellation.

On the left of the picture you possibly can see the Flame Nebula, named as such as a result of it is an emoticon usually used in gaming chats—simply kidding. Rather, it is an emission nebula about 1,000 light-years from Earth. To the proper of the picture is the relatively iconic Horsehead Nebula, which actually does resemble the head of a horse. It’s rather less than 1,400 light-years from Earth. The darkness in the nebula is generally resulting from thick mud blocking the mild of the stars behind it.

Andrew Desrosiers despatched in this picture, which he took from his residence in Ashby, Massachusetts. It’s the product of about 60 hours of observing the identical location of the evening sky.

“This is a component of a challenge I began early this winter to maintain my telescope simply skilled on this half of the sky all winter,” he informed me. “So far I’ve captured 60 hours of publicity information.” He hopes to get to 100 earlier than the finish of the season.

Source: Andrew Desrosiers

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