The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust, silhouetted against the bright nebula, IC 434. The bright area at the top left edge is a young star still embedded in its nursery of gas and dust. But radiation from this hot star is eroding the stellar nursery. The top of the nebula also is being sculpted by radiation from a massive star located out of Hubble's field of view. Located in the constellation Orion. Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

---

The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust, silhouetted against the bright nebula, IC 434. The bright area at the top left edge is a young star still embedded in its nursery of gas and dust. But radiation from this hot star is eroding the stellar nursery. The top of the nebula also is being sculpted by radiation from a massive star located out of Hubble's field of view. Located in the constellation Orion. Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

---

Size: 4903px × 3564px
Location:
Photo credit: © NASA/World History Archive & ARPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 33, 434., archival, archive, area, astronomy, barnard, bright, cloud, cold, constellation, dark, dust, dust., edge, embedded, eroding, exploration, field, gas, historical, history, horsehead, hot, hubble, ic, left, located, massive, nasa, nebula, nursery, nursery., orion, orion., radiation, sculpted, silhouetted, space, star, stellar, telescope, top, view., young