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Horsehead Nebula, dark nebula nebula [Lat.,=mist], in astronomy, observed manifestation of a collection of highly rarefied gas and dust in interstellar space. Prior to the 1960s this term was also applied to bodies later discovered to be galaxies, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. located in the constellation Orion; designated IC 434 or B 33. It consists of a cloud of nonluminous interstellar matter interstellar matter, matter in a galaxy between the stars, known also as the interstellar medium. Distribution of Interstellar Matter

Compared to the size of an entire galaxy, stars are virtually points, so that the region occupied by the
..... Click the link for more information. resembling the outline of a horse's head and appears against the background of a bright emission nebula. The Horsehead Nebula measures about 4 min of arc at its greatest width. It is located near the belt of Orion at a distance of about 1,600 light-years from the earth.

Horsehead Nebula [′hȯrs‚hed ′neb·yə·lə]

(astronomy)

A cloud of obscuring particles between the earth and a gaseous emission nebula in the constellation Orion.

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The glory we find in looking at the Horsehead Nebula is not our subjective reaction to a meaningless phenomenon; the glory is part of a dialogue between us and God.

The new atheists: marginalizing what most people value by Garvey, John / Commonweal

These photographs include the pinpoints of stellar light making up the M13 globular cluster, Venus transiting across the face of the sun, the Horsehead nebula, the Crab pulsar, and the tentacles of the Tarantula nebula.

Astronomy: 365 Days by Science News

Topping off Discover Astronomy is a full-screen Photo Gallery, which features stunning full-color astro-photographs of fascinating astronomical phenomenon, such as the doomed comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, the Horsehead Nebula, and Voyager 2 photos of Saturn and Neptune.

Discover Astronomy is Your Guide to the Universe by Business Wire