Enlarge / Orion and the Running Man Nebula. (credit: David Beverly)
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Good morning. It is November 6, and we're looking toward one of the most prominent constellations in the Northern Hemisphere's night sky.
The Orion constellation likely needs no introduction, but for readers who are not astrophotographers, the Running Man Nebula may be less well-known. It can be found in the top-most part of Orion, in the "sword." This is a reflection nebula in that it consists largely of clouds of interstellar gas that reflect the light of nearby stars. The nebula is relatively close to Earth, as celestial objects go, at 1,500 light-years away.
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