Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 434
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Barnard33_H-Alpha, Didier FOURNIL
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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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SEEING: 0,33 arc sec. (0:0:0)

Temp:12°C

Hum.: 5%

Done in collaboration with Jérome Etivant...

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