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Bookmark or Share- Horsehead Nebula - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)Dec. 1, 1999 Rising from a sea of dust and gas like a giant seahorse, the Horsehead nebula is one of the most photographed objects in the sky. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a close-up look at this heavenly icon, revealing the cloud's intricate structure.
- Horsehead Nebula - WikipediaThe Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak , the easternmost star of Orion's Belt , and is part of the much larger Orion molecular cloud complex .
- APOD: 2021 May 9 - Horsehead and Orion NebulasThe familiar Horsehead nebula appears as a dark cloud, a small silhouette notched against the long red glow at the lower left. Alnitak is the easternmost star in Orion's belt and is seen as the brightest star to the left of the Horsehead . Below Alnitak is the Flame Nebula, with clouds of bright emission and dramatic dark dust lanes.
- The Horsehead Nebula in Orion: An unbridled look - Astronomy MagazineThe Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, and its companion, the Flame Nebula, sit near the star Alnitak in Orion’s Belt. Today, we know that the Horsehead is a dark, light-gobbling...
- NASA - Horsehead NebulaHorsehead Nebula. The Horsehead Nebula, embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula, is seen in this representative-color image from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii. The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against another, brighter nebula.
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