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Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) in Orion

author: R.Gendler/Novapix

reference: a-nec04-34005

Image Size 300 DPI: 35 * 23 cm

The Horsehead Nebula, in bright nebula IC 434, is a dark nebula approximately 1,500 light years from Earth in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just below Alnitak, a supergiant star furthest left on Orion's Belt. The reflection nebula NGC 2023 is visible in the center of the image.


Keywords for this photo:

2003 - ALNITAK - ASTRONOMY - B33 - BARNARD 33 - DARK NEBULA - DIFFUSE NEBULA - EMISSION NEBULA - HORSEHEAD - IC 434 - IC 435 - NEBULA - NGC 2023 - NGC 2024 - ORION - REFLECTION NEBULA - SIGMA ORIONIS - STAR - SUPERGIANT - ZETA ORIONIS -