Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
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The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), Henrique Silva
The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)
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The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)

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The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), Henrique Silva
The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)
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The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)

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NGC2024 is the nebula sitting on the left side, and the IC434 on the right is a bright red emission nebula showing a horse head shape.

These nebula's are located near of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, approximately 1500 light years from Earth.

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The Horse nebula (IC434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), Henrique Silva

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