The Horsehead Nebula
by Alan Vance Ley
Title
The Horsehead Nebula
Artist
Alan Vance Ley
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Print
Description
The horsehead is an area of dust masking an emission nebula running from north to south by the star Alnitak in the belt of the constellation Orion. The flame nebula is the glowing region directly beneath Alnitak. This is a very difficult target to observe visually, requiring extremely an extremely dark sky and, often, a filter to attenuate natural sky glow.
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March 15th, 2013
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