Barnard 33, the Horsehead Nebula

Dark Nebula Barnard 33

in Orion

The Horsehead Nebula

Right Ascension	05 : 40.9 (h:m)
Declination	-02 : 28 (deg:m)
Distance	1.6 (kly)
Apparent Dimension	6×4 (arc min)

The remarkable Horsehead is a dark globule of dust and non-luminous gas,

obscuring the light coming from behind, especially the moderately bright

nebula IC 434. It is the most remarkable feature of an

interesting region of diffuse nebulae, which belongs

to a huge cloud of gas and dust

situated 1,600 light years away in the direction of constellation Orion.

The bright reflection nebula in the lower left is NGC 2023.

The image in this page was obtained by David Malin with the

Anglo-Australian Telescope.

This image is copyrighted and may be used for private purpose only. For any other

kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on CD-ROM, please contact

Coral Cooksley of the

Anglo Australian Observatory.

• More information on this image (David Malin)

  Bill Arnett‘s Horsehead Nebula

  photo page and

  info page.

  
  

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  Last Modification: 4 Jun 1998, 10:25 MET