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The Head of Orion, Collinder 69

The Head of Orion, Collinder 69

This is Collinder 69. It is an open star cluster, discovered ca. 1931 by Swedish astronomer Per Collinder. It is estimated to be around 5 million years old and ...
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This is Collinder 69. It is an open star cluster, discovered ca. 1931 by Swedish astronomer Per Collinder. It is estimated to be around 5 million years old and 1,300 light years from the sun.
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camera

NIKON D3100

settings

settings

Aperture 7/2 ISO 3200 Shutter 147/10 Focal Length 18/1

upload_date

upload_date

Apr, 2017

Views

130

Likes

+3

Awards

Peer Award

Genius

Categories

Nature
Night

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