File:Horsehead-Hubble.jpg
Summary
Rising from a sea of dust and gas like a giant seahorse, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_nebula" class="extiw" title="en:Horsehead nebula">Horsehead nebula</a> is one of the most photographed objects in the sky. NASA/ESA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" class="extiw" title="en:Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a> took a close-up look at this heavenly icon, revealing the cloud's intricate structure.
The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust, silhouetted against the bright nebula, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_434" class="extiw" title="en:IC 434">IC 434</a>. The bright area at the top left edge is a young star still embedded in its nursery of gas and dust. But radiation from this hot star is eroding the stellar nursery. The top of the nebula also is being sculpted by radiation from a massive star located out of Hubble's field of view.
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| current | 05:42, 5 January 2017 | | 2,839 × 2,065 (4.84 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Rising from a sea of dust and gas like a giant seahorse, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_nebula" class="extiw" title="en:Horsehead nebula">Horsehead nebula</a> is one of the most photographed objects in the sky. NASA/ESA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" class="extiw" title="en:Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a> took a close-up look at this heavenly icon, revealing the cloud's intricate structure. </p> <p>The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust, silhouetted against the bright nebula, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_434" class="extiw" title="en:IC 434">IC 434</a>. The bright area at the top left edge is a young star still embedded in its nursery of gas and dust. But radiation from this hot star is eroding the stellar nursery. The top of the nebula also is being sculpted by radiation from a massive star located out of Hubble's field of view. </p> |
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