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Astronomy

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Horse Head Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula in the constellation of Orion . It is located just below Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It is approximately 1,500 light years from Earth, and is approximately 3.5 light years wide.

It was Christmas 2001 when my wife bought me a Skywatcher 120 telescope.   Four telescopes later and my garden is now dominated by a backyard observatory.   Observational astronomy took a back seat when CCD imaging caught my imagination. 

When the clouds roll in and there is no imaging to be done (which is almost every night here in England), I keep myself busy with distance learning, committee work for the Farnham Astronomical Society, or reading (click here to see what I've been reading)

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