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🌌 Processed image from last night’s SeeStar S50 session. Messier 42, the Orion Nebula. One of the brightest star-forming regions in the night sky. ~1,350 LYs from Earth, this cosmic nursery is home to young, hot stars that illuminate its swirling clouds of gas and dust. ðŸ”✨ #Astrophotography
Feb 27, 2025, 11:03 PM
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