Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 sig Ori  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Sh2-277  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
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IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, Insight Observatory
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IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula

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IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, Insight Observatory
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IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula

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The 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.

Image processed by Utkarsh Mishra using image data from Insight Observatory's Astronomical Telescope for Educational Outreach remote telescope ATEO-1.

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IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, Insight Observatory