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Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
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[z]Barbara Harris
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22.02.2006 00:00
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Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
Explanation: The famous Horsehead Nebula in Orion is not alone. A deep exposure shows that the
dark familiar shaped
indentation, visible just below center, is part of a
vast complex
of absorbing
dust
and
glowing gas
. To bring out details of the
Horse
head's pasture, amateur astronomers at the
Star Shadow Remote Observatory
in
New Mexico
,
USA
fixed a
small telescope
on the region for over seven hours filtering out all but a
very specific color
of
red light
emitted by
hydrogen
. They then added the image to a full color frame taken over three hours. The
resulting spectacular picture
details an intricate tapestry of gaseous wisps and dust-laden filaments that were created and sculpted over eons by
stellar winds
and ancient
supernovas
. The
Horsehead Nebula
lies 1,500
light years
distant towards the
constellation
of
Orion
. Two stars from the
Orion's Belt
can be found in the
above image
.
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