B33, Horsehead Nebula + NGC 2024, Flame Nebula
Image ID : B33_02
Width1,992 pixels
Height1,255 pixels
300 dpi print width6.6 inches16.9 centimetres
300 dpi print height4.2 inches10.6 centimetres
The Horsehead Nebula is a dark globule of dust and gas which obscures the light coming from behind, and is silhouetted against the bright nebula IC 434. To its lower left is NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula.
 
Object type
Constellation
Distance (ly)
Magnitude (app)
Messier
Barnard 33
Dark nebula
Orion
1,600
IC 0434
Dark nebula
Orion
1,600
NGC 2024
Emission nebula
Orion
1,600
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited / Richard Crisp.
 
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