Horsehead Nebula | IC 434
The Horsehead Nebula, located in the Orion constellation, is a dark nebula approximately 1,375 light-years away from Earth. Its iconic horsehead-shaped silhouette is created by dense clouds of gas and dust obscuring the bright background of ionized hydrogen gas illuminated by nearby stars.
Imaged in BVR over 120 minutes in 90 seconds exposures Nov 26th, 2024
Annotations mark nearby objects cataloged in the Tycho-2, and New General Catalog (NGC), providing a detailed view of surrounding celestial neighbors and their classifications.