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The Horsehead Nebula ... The Horsehead Nebula, a part of the optical nebula IC434 and also known as Barnard 33, was first recorded in 1888 on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory. Its coincidental appearance as the profile of a horse's head and neck has led to its becoming one of the most...
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The first published description of the Horsehead Nebula was given in Barnard (1913), and it was first cataloged by Barnard (1919). ... Hubble Space Telescope Observes the Horsehead Nebula (April 2001)
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The dark nebula that forms the Horsehead itself is known as Barnard 33 (B 33). The red background is the emission nebula IC 434, the reflection nebula NGC 2023 and the emission nebula are NGC 2024 also visible.
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B33, Horsehead Nebula,photo and description ... The Horsehead Nebula, B33, is the dark nebula in front of the bright red emission nebula IC 434. ... To the lower left of the Horsehead is the blue reflection nebula NGC 2023. Other reflection nebulae in the photo are IC 435, IC 432 and IC 431.
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Bright spots in the Horsehead Nebula's base are young stars just in the process of forming. Light takes about 1,500 years to reach us from the Horsehead Nebula. The above image was taken with the 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
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Explanation: One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. ... Bright spots in the Horsehead Nebula's base are young stars just in the process of forming. Light takes about 1500 years to reach us from the Horsehead Nebula. The above image was...
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Proper Name; Horsehead Nebula ... A view of the sky around the Horsehead Nebula. The dark shape of a horse's head is silhouetted against the red-pink nebula IC 434, near Alnitak in Orion's Belt (shown to the left of the nebula in this view).
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www.glyphweb.com/esky/nebulae/horsehead.html
www.glyphweb.com/esky/nebulae/horsehead.html
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I used a public domain NASA image of the Horsehead nebula, removed the noise and errors and optimized the color range and saturation. ... Wallpaper Details: Horsehead Nebula ... High-resolution desktop wallpaper Horsehead Nebula by chriscologne...
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The Horsehead Nebula Region ... The Horsehead Nebula region is perhaps the most beautiful region of the sky. Many different objects are together in a magnificent mix of color and light. Just below and left of the bright star Alnitak in Orion, these objects lie in secret to visual observers unless they use special filters...
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www.koyote.com/users/bobm/horsehead.htm
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