Horsehead Nebula, dark nebula nebula (nĕb`y
lə) [Lat.
..... 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.
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]
lə) [Lat...... 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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