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  • December 2017 - Picture of the Month

    The Horsehead and Flame nebula in Orion

    The Horsehead and Flame nebula in Hydrogen Alpha - Image Courtesy of Sara Wager
    This image was provided courtesy of Sara Wager. Please visit her website for much more detail about this image and others too.

    Sara's back for second consecutive December with another famous winter nebula.

    I couldn't resist all that nebulous detail of this fabulous image. I'm sure you know we're in Orion. The iconic Horsehead nebula's in there, but there's so much else going on.

    I think that these objects are made of monochrome from both an aesthetic perspective and in terms of the definition of detail. Just my opinion of course, but I write this column so...

    James Whinfrey - Website Administrator.

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