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Old 17-03-2015, 06:46 PM
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barx1963 (Malcolm)
Bright the hawk's flight

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Just to clarify, it is not the Horsehead itself that is faint (being a dark neb it has no choice about being faint!) but the background neb that is faint. That glow is very faint and has a very low surface brightness.

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