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Old 16-12-2013, 05:24 PM
gary
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Going that extra light year

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
I agree Gary...and what a front cover, hey? ...don't worry, once you open to January on your wall you won't have to look at it again for the whoooole year
Hi Mike,

What an awesome image of M42 it is!!!

However, given that the Orion Nebula is around 1,344 light years away, the only
pity was, I thought, that the photographer didn't go to the trouble of
acquiring a more recent image of it.

I took one look at it and thought, "that's probably around 669 AD". I then
checked that the calendar was in fact 2014 and that Mike Salway wasn't simply
shifting old stock of calendars.

All the best for Christmas and the New Year to you!

Best Regards

Gary
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