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The Bird's Head Nebula

on December 05, 2024

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a digital painting of a red nebula in the vague shape of a bird's skull. on the left is a green ringed planet orbited by moons

The Bird's Head Nebula, the gas giant Helgidómur and moons Hellirinn and Djöflinum

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