Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)
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IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula, Didier FOURNIL
IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula
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IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

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IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula, Didier FOURNIL
IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula
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IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

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The Horsehead Nebula is a Dark Nebula, silhouetted against IC434, a bright emission nébula, discovered by William Herschel.

The swirling clouds of gas and dark dust are lit by a pinkish glow of hydrogen gas located behind the nebula and ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis.

Sigma Orionis, which is in fact a five-star system, illuminates the entire region.

The jutting pillar that forms the Horsehead has a high density of helium and hydrogen

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IC 434 Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 Flame Nebula, Didier FOURNIL