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The Firebird Nebula in Orion?
The APOD today shows a beautiful shot of the Orion Nebula.
Has anyone noticed that it actually resembles a vast bird in space... its head and beak is on the upper left and cocked slightly back and facing left... a violet throat and breast, and its upper wing curving up and back to the right, its lower wing curving down and then back to the right. The leading wing edges share the common arc of a circle. Seems fitting, since the entire region is a stellar nursery full of star-eggs and hatchlings. |
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