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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**
10 September 2024
**Horsehead and Orion Nebulas**
Image Credit & Copyright:
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most recognizable constellations, they appear in opposite corners of the above stunning mosaic. The familiar Horsehead nebula appears as a dark cloud, a small silhouette notched against the long glow of hydrogen -- here shown in gold -- at the lower left. Alnitak is the easternmost star in Orion's belt and is seen as the brightest star just below and to the left of the Horsehead. To the left of Alnitak is the Flame Nebula, with clouds of bright emission and dramatic dark dust lanes. The magnificent emission region, the Orion Nebula (aka M42), lies at the upper right. Immediately to its left is a prominent reflection nebula sometimes called the Running Man. Pervasive tendrils of glowing hydrogen gas are easily traced throughout the region. Astrophysicists: Browse 3,500+ codes in the Astrophysics Source Code Library
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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240910.htmlPublished at
2024-09-10 04:05:17Event JSON
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"content": "**Astronomy Picture of the Day**\n\n10 September 2024\n\n**Horsehead and Orion Nebulas**\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2409/OrionOrange_Grelin_9371.jpg\n\nImage Credit \u0026 Copyright: \nAntoine \u0026 Dalia Grelin\n\n\nThe dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most recognizable constellations, they appear in opposite corners of the above stunning mosaic. The familiar Horsehead nebula appears as a dark cloud, a small silhouette notched against the long glow of hydrogen -- here shown in gold -- at the lower left. Alnitak is the easternmost star in Orion's belt and is seen as the brightest star just below and to the left of the Horsehead. To the left of Alnitak is the Flame Nebula, with clouds of bright emission and dramatic dark dust lanes. The magnificent emission region, the Orion Nebula (aka M42), lies at the upper right. Immediately to its left is a prominent reflection nebula sometimes called the Running Man. Pervasive tendrils of glowing hydrogen gas are easily traced throughout the region. Astrophysicists: Browse 3,500+ codes in the Astrophysics Source Code Library\n\n#APOD #SpaceTechnology #Astrophysics #Galaxy #Exploration\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240910.html\n",
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