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Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula
Date taken Wed Dec 01 1999 Authorship NASA's JPL centre Keywords & Keyphrases Horsehead Nebula · Hubble Space Telescope Metadata JSON

Behind the image

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 Hubble Space Telescope took a close-up look at this heavenly icon, revealing the cloud intricate structure.