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The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared

NASA APOD · Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
COSMIC MESSAGE

The Flame Nebula, about 1,500 light-years away in Orion, glows from energetic light from the star Alnitak. Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's Belt, ionizes the hydrogen gas in the nebula, causing it to emit light. The dark lanes are dust clouds obscuring the light behind them.

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© COPYRIGHTED Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. · Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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NASA APOD · Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 9 DEC 2014 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 DEC 2014.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 DEC 2014
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 94% lit
POSITION
Day 343 of 365
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