i need to know this information cause i cant find it anywhere
2006-09-20 21:01:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Guess you weren't looking in the right places ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_nebula
2006-09-20 21:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by HP 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 or IC 434) is a dark nebula in the Orion constellation. The nebula is located just below Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It is approximately 1,500 light years from Earth, and is approximately 3.5 light years wide.
One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, it is part of a swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, shaped like a horse's head (hence its name). Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered in 1888 on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory.
The red glow originates from hydrogen gas predominantly behind the nebula, ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis. The darkness of the Horsehead is caused mostly by thick dust, although the lower part of the Horsehead's neck casts a shadow to the left. Streams of gas leaving the nebula are funneled by a strong magnetic field. Bright spots in the Horsehead Nebula's base are young stars just in the process of forming
2006-09-21 09:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A huge gaseous cloud in space with stars in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehead_Nebula
2006-09-21 04:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to wikipedia
I can't belive you don't know what it is!
Oh, the last guy was correct
2006-09-21 06:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by Eddy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋