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Mark Fisher
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Lump Star
NGC 2023
The Lump Star is not a true
star
at all, but a bright
nebula
in the
constellation
of
Orion
. It lies in the same general area as the
star
Alnitak
and the
Horsehead Nebula
, close to the 'base' of the famous dark horse-head shape.
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