Dark Horse (astronomy)
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Dark Horse (astronomy)
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The Dark Horse Nebula or Great Dark Horse is a large dark nebula that, from Earth's perspective, obscures part of the upper central bulge of the Milky Way. The Dark Horse lies in the equatorial constellation Ophiuchus, near its borders with the more famous constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius. It is a large, visible feature of the Milky Way's Great Rift, uniting several individually catalogued dark nebulae, including the Pipe Nebula. It is visible from Earth only on clear moonless nights with
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Dark nebula in Ophiuchus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Horse_(astronomy)
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2024-01-26T01:33:58Z
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