Friday, April 5, 2013

APOD 4.2 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130402.html

This image shows the Horse Head nebule located in the constellation of Orion. I've looked at this nebula before, but it was different colors and looked slightly different. In the picture I saw before, the "head" looked more like the skelleton of a horse. With this one, however, the head looks more like an actual horse's head and not so much as the skelleton of a horse. This entire nebula is made from dust, which is extremely reflective and this is why we can see it.

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