Friday, April 26, 2013

APOD 4.5 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130422.html
This is an image from the Hubble Space Telescope of the Horsehead Nebula. It was taken in the infrared wavelength and looks absolutley amazing. It does actually look like a horse's head and at the bottom, for me at least, there appears to be a hand shaped cloud reaching out and trying to grasp the viewer. This picture was taken in honor of Hubble's 23rd Anniversary. This nebula is just over 1,500 light years away and is cataloged as "Barnard 33".

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