Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 423  ·  IC 426  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star Alnilam (εOri)  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star Mintaka (δOri)  ·  The star σOri
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Horsehead nebula, Johannes Bock
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Horsehead nebula

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Horsehead nebula

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The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, is a small dark nebula silhouetted against the glow of the emission nebula IC 434. Only by chance does the dark nebula resemble the head of a horse.

Additionally the Epsilon Orionis nebula is visible around the star Alnilam.

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