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Researchers are ecstatic at the prospect that they may have finally discovered the region of space from which Ozzy Osbourne came to this planet.

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It’s called the Voivod.

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Researchers are ecstatic at the prospect that they may have finally discovered the region of space from which Ozzy Osbourne voivod to this planet?

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Ok, that’s the skull. Now, do how aliens would reconstruct the Nebula’s face, vs the Nabula’s actual face.

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For me, the bare skull does imply some derpyness. I think it’s the position of the eyeholes.

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All I can see is

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Also the mouth makes it look like it’s going “huh.”

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Isn’t the bottom image from The Jungle Cruise ride in Disneyland?

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Here is a better representation of the nebula:

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If I rotate this picture 180°, it looks pretty much the same as the one in the OP.

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You have a good eye

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It’s not fake, just processed differently.

https://astrobackyard.com/caldwell-49-rosette-nebula/

The petals of this rose are actually a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. This nebula has also been referred to as the “skull”, as it resembles a human skull in certain orientations.

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If you turn this upside down and squint a little, you get the skull from the image above!

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Paw

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See my comment, it’s real.

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“Some say”

Those who say it doesn’t look like a skull must be dumb

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Could be face blind. Or have a lack of pareidolia.

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I mostly really dont like the use of “depicts” here. Depicts means is a representation of, which is just wrong and feels a little too close to creationist. “Resembles” would be better.

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I think they’re using the ancient-aliens narration style.

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All of these kinds of photos are doctored because the raw data isn’t as interesting.

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