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LDN 1622 nebula in Orion

by

Tom Davis/Novapix

Reference

a-neb98-00180

Date

2009-12-05

This region is near the more famous M78 in Orion and is contained within Barnard's Loop. The two van den Bergh objects are the two small reflection nebulae in the right side of the image. The two dark nebula look like two dolphins jumping; one with a ball on its head (vdB62).