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USN 1147674 Orion Nebula Galaxy

Orion Nebula Galaxy
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Title: Orion Nebula Galaxy
Caption: Is an enormous cloud of interstellar gas which is illuminated by the light from four very hot young stars embedded in it, as photographed from the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., 12 April 1971, with the 61-inch reflector.
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Catalog #: USN 1147674
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographer, Chief Photographer's Mate Thomas J. Mackesy
Original Date: Mon, Apr 12, 1971
After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: BW Photo
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