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		divbzero on April 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecede... For a sense of scale, the Horsehead Nebula has a diameter of 7 light years which is greater than the distance of 4 light years from us to Proxima Centauri.

Koshkin on April 29, 2024 [–]

From Wikipedia: Most nebulae are of vast size; some are hundreds of light-years in diameter.

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