Webb Space Telescope View of the Horsehead Nebula
Horsehead Nebula (Euclid, Hubble and Webb images)
This image showcases three views of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. This object resides in part of the sky in the constellation Orion (The Hunter), in the western side of the Orion B molecular cloud. Rising from turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33, which resides roughly 1300 light-years away.
Horsehead Nebula (NIRCam Image)
Horsehead Nebula (MIRI Image)
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Technical support
- Amy Moran (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientists
- Karl Misselt (University of Arizona)
- Alain Abergel (IAS, CNRS)
- Mahdi Zamani (STScI, AURA)
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This page was originally published on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
This page was last updated on Monday, August 5, 2024 at 6:36 PM EDT.
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