My Backyard in the Orion Nebula

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Call me an adult with an overactive imagination, a dreamer or a delusional geek but sometimes I just can’t help but wonder … What would my backyard look like if Earth was a little closer to the Orion Nebula?

Ah, now that’s worth pulling out the deck chairs and a pondering over a tequila sunrise.

Hubble’s Sharpest View of the Orion Nebula:
The Orion Nebula is a cavern of tumultuous gas and dust where thousands of stars are forming. The energy released by the young stars transforms their place of birth, whipping their surroundings into fantastic forms.

5 Responses to “My Backyard in the Orion Nebula”


  1. 1 Francis Scudellari

    Dale,
    That’s a very cool photo mash-up. I’m a big fan of the Hubble photos too. Unfortunately here in light-polluted Chicago we’ve got a pretty blank canvas for a sky.

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  2. 2 Claire

    What a view, I would love to spend the night gazing up at that :)
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  3. 3 Cybasumo

    wow! looking at this photo makes me feel scared, why cause thinking what if my backyard is like that!? i rather prefer that it will be like japanese gardens with cherry blossoms in it! i might love it forever!

  4. 4 dale

    @Francis
    I guess I’m pretty lucky living out of the city lights and on the side of a small mountain. We get beautiful views of the stars and the Milkyway each clear night. However, wouldn’t this view be grand!

    @Claire
    Yeah, me too … I guess I can dream

    @Cybasumo
    lol, well, I would probably be scared but the awesome nature of the scene would make me soon forget my anxiety. Besides, I’ve always wanted to be an astronaut explorer … I’d be the first to sign up for a chance to set foot on the Red Planet ;-)

  5. 5 Julie

    Dale! These are amazing, I especially like this one! I look forward to seeing more of your work!

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