Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 27, 2000 is “Orion's Horsehead Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: ( AAO ), AATB , ROE , UKS Telescope). The original explanation runs about 145 words.

Orion's Horsehead Nebula
Credit & Copyright: ( AAO ), AATB , ROE , UKS Telescope Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the black indentation to the red emission nebula seen just to the right of center of the above photograph.”

— APOD editors, August 27, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 27, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: ( AAO ), AATB , ROE , UKS Telescope
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 145 words

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Source

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