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It's March 1, and today's image showcases two nebulae within the Orion constellation.
On the left of the image you can see the Flame Nebula, named as such because it's an emoticon often used in gaming chats—just kidding.
To the right of the image is the rather iconic Horsehead Nebula, which really does resemble the head of a horse.
The darkness in the nebula is mostly due to thick dust blocking the light of the stars behind it.
Andrew Desrosiers sent in this image, which he took from his home in Ashby, Massachusetts.
It's the product of about 60 hours of observing the same location of the night sky.
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