Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023  ·  The star σOri
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The Horsehead Nebula, B33, Steven Bellavia
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The Horsehead Nebula, B33

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The Horsehead Nebula, B33

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The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is a 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. The nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth and 3.5 light years across.

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The Horsehead Nebula, B33, Steven Bellavia

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