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                                 2024 February 21   
         A red nebula in a dark starry sky is seen above a rocky peak. The   
      nebula appears similar to a flying bird. Please see the explanation for   
                            more detailed information.   
      
                        Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles' Peak   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Dheera Venkatraman   
      
      Explanation: The bird is bigger than the peak. Nicknamed for its avian   
      shape, the Seagull Nebula is an emission nebula on the night sky that   
      is vast, spanning an angle over five times the diameter of the full   
      moon and over 200 light years. The head of the nebula is catalogued as   
      IC 2177, and the star cluster under its right wing is catalogued as NGC   
      2343. Consisting of mostly red-glowing hydrogen gas, the Seagull Nebula   
      incorporates some dust lanes and is forming stars. The peak over which   
      this Seagull seems to soar occurs at Pinnacles National Park in   
      California, USA. The featured image is a composite of long exposure   
      images of the background sky and short exposure images of the   
      foreground, all taken consecutively with the same camera and from the   
      same location.   
      
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