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The Horsehead Nebula in Orion. The Horsehead is a dark nebula, also known as Barnard 33. It is in front of IC 434, which is a light nebula.The Horsehead is 1,500 ly away & is 3.5 ly across. It is made up of thick dust, & the red glow behind it is hydrogen gas which is ionized by Sigma Orionis. Link-words: Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula in Orion.

The Horsehead is a dark nebula, also known as Barnard 33. It is in front of IC 434, which is a light nebula.The Horsehead is 1,500 ly away & is 3.5 ly across.
It is made up of thick dust, & the red glow behind it is hydrogen gas which is ionized by Sigma Orionis.

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Filename:Horsehead_and_Flame_Nebulae,_16x300sec,_WO_ZS66_Ha_filter_0_8_FR_Flattener_18_30_250108.jpg
Album name:Fay / Nebulae
Rating (2 votes):22222
Link-words:Nebula
Image date, time and location:250108 18.20
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:WO ZS66 388mm
Camera and filters used:SX M7, Ha, cls filters, 0.8 FR/flattener captured with Astroart, guided with PHD
Processing applied:PS CS
Filesize:70 KiB
Date added:May 16, 2008
Dimensions:720 x 549 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-464-_The_Horsehead_Nebula_in_Orion_.html
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