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      LDN 1617 (Barnard's Loop)
      Wallpaper author:
      Beatrice Heinze

      12 Mar 2026

      LDN 1617 (Barnard's Loop)

      LDN 1617 is a stunning molecular cloud complex in the constellation Orion.


      In the lower left corner, you can see M78 (Messier 78, also known as NGC 2068), which is sometimes nicknamed the Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula. And at the top, more to the right, you can see the Boogeyman Nebula (LDN 1622).

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      LDN 1617

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      Telescope Live
      AUS-2-CCD

      LDN 1617 (Barnard's Loop)