Orion’s Belt hides some blazing secrets. Skip to content. Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum! ... Halfway along that streak is the famous Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33).

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a glowing emission nebula with a greenish hue and is situated below Orion's Belt. ... the Horsehead Nebula.

The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, is located 1300 light-years from our planet in the constellation Orion. A young star near the system illuminates the dark, dense matter.

The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). Recommended Videos.

The famous Horsehead Nebula can also be seen in this image, towards the top right of NGC 2023. All three nebulae are part of the Orion cloud, a giant gas structure located around 1300 to 1600 ...

Rather, it's an emission nebula about 1,000 light-years from Earth. To the right of the image is the rather iconic Horsehead Nebula, which really does resemble the head of a horse. It's a little ...

Horsehead Nebula has been captured by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope and minute details of one of our Milky Way galaxy’s most stunning celestial objects have been revealed.

The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles. RELATED: Mystery planet?New evidence suggests huge 9th planet in solar system ...

One of the most famous telescopic views is of the Horsehead Nebula. It is hard to capture with our light pollution levels, but a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Summit on light pollution and birds provided ...