Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 sig Ori  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  LBN 944  ·  LBN 946  ·  LBN 953  ·  LBN 954  ·  LBN 958  ·  LBN 962  ·  LDN 1635  ·  LDN 1636  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion  ·  Orion B  ·  Sh2-277  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri  ·  VdB51
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Horsehead and Flame, Aaron Lisco
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Horsehead and Flame

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Horsehead and Flame

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The Horsehead Nebula is a small 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

The Flame Nebula is an emission nebula located next to the Horsehead nebula

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Horsehead and Flame, Aaron Lisco