Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 Ori  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023  ·  Orion B  ·  The star σ Ori
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IC 434, John Bozeman
IC 434
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IC 434

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IC 434

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IC 434 is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Orion. The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula silhouetted against it. Distance to Earth is 1500 light years.

Color Mapped:

Red - 4.6 micron IR
Green - 12micron IR
Blue - 22 micron IR

 Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

This publication makes use of data products from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, which is a joint project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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IC 434, John Bozeman