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    Jan 20, 2022 2 minutes

    PHOTO OF THE MONTH

    The Orion Nebula

    Danny Lee, Folkestone, Kent, 7 November 2021

    “This was my first attempt at imaging the Orion Nebula. At this time of year, it skims the neighbouring rooftops from my back garden, so I was happy I was able to capture it. I tried to show some of the dust around the nebula and I removed the stars in post-processing to help

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