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Bookmark or Share- Horsehead Nebula - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust, silhouetted against the bright nebula, IC 434. The bright area at the top left edge is a young star still embedded in its nursery of gas and dust. But radiation from this hot star is eroding the stellar nursery.
- The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas | Science Mission Directorate - NASAThe 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.
- The Horsehead Nebula | Science Mission Directorate - NASAThe Horsehead Nebula One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s.
- 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 .
- The Horsehead Nebula (& Flame Nebula) Astrophotography, Facts & MoreThe Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is an iconic dark nebula in the constellation Orion. Along with the nearby Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), this region is one of my absolute favorite deep-sky targets to shoot with my astrophotography camera and telescope. Unlike many other dark nebulae in the night sky, this one is very easy to find.
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