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I am a Systems/Software engineer currently based out of San Luis Obpispo CA. My passion has always been for space and contributing to humanity's relentless charge of discovery.
Check out my portfolio to see my personal projects, including data analytics GUIs, games, and other content I've produced over the years.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
2025-09-02 - The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the orange emission nebula at the far right of the featured picture. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque dust cloud that lies in front of the bright emission nebula. Like clouds in Earth's atmosphere, this cosmic cloud has assumed a recognizable shape by chance. After many thousands of years, the internal motions of the cloud will surely alter its appearance. The emission nebula's orange color is caused by electrons recombining with protons to form hydrogen atoms. Toward the lower left of the image is the Flame Nebula, an orange-tinged nebula that also contains intricate filaments of dark dust.