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It's February 8, and today's photo comes from the skies over Arizona.
This is an image of NGC 2170, the reddish nebula in the center of the frame.
It is a large area of cosmic dust that is reflecting the light of bright, nearby stars.
The nebula can be found in the constellation Monoceros—which means "one-horned," as opposed to the more commonly used rhinoceros, which means "nose-horned."
The image comes from Mel Martin, who has a great collection of astrophotography on his website.
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