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File:Horsehead-Hubble.jpg

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English: Rising from a sea of dust and gas like a giant seahorse, the Horsehead nebula is one of the most photographed objects in the sky. NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took a close-up look at this heavenly icon, revealing the cloud's intricate structure. The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust, silhouetted against the bright nebula, IC 434. The bright area at the top left edge is a young star still embedded in its nursery of gas and dust. But radiation from this hot star is eroding the stellar nursery. The top of the nebula also is being sculpted by radiation from a massive star located out of Hubble's field of view.
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Source http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0105a/
Author NASA, NOAO, ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA

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The material was created for NASA by Space Telescope Science Institute under Contract NAS5-26555, or for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. Copyright statement at hubblesite.org or 2008 copyright statement at spacetelescope.org.

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24 April 2001

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current13:03, 20 June 2009Thumbnail for version as of 13:03, 20 June 20092,839 × 2,065 (4.84 MB)TryphonHigher resolution.
08:57, 20 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 08:57, 20 September 20062,546 × 1,854 (212 KB)KauczukThe w:Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33). This image from [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2001/12/image/a]. Image Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: K. Noll (Hubble Heritage PI/STScI
15:08, 3 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:08, 3 February 20062,546 × 1,854 (212 KB)Helix84The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33). This image from [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2001/12/image/a]. Image Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: K. Noll (Hubble Heritage PI/S

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