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IC434 - Horse Head Nebula, Alessandro Cavallaro
IC434 - Horse Head Nebula
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IC434 - Horse Head Nebula

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IC434 - Horse Head Nebula, Alessandro Cavallaro
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IC434 - Horse Head Nebula

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IC434 - Barnard 33 - Horse Head Nebula

One of the most beautiful nebulae of the sky!

Placed right beside the Orion belt, this picture includes the very bright star of Alnitak, the flame nebula, the horse head nebula and other minor nebulae.

This image was taken from the summit of Mount Lemmon, Mount Lemmon Sky Center Observatory.

Copyright Alessandro Cavallaro / Mount Lemmon Sky Center / University of Arizona

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IC434 - Horse Head Nebula, Alessandro Cavallaro