SpazeDark nebula, Barnard 33
Horsehead Nebula
A cloud of cold dust shaped like a horse’s head, standing out against the red glow of hydrogen behind it.
- Distance
- 1,375 light years
- Height
- 3.5 light years
Gas
- Molecular hydrogen
- Dust grains
- CO
Cold dust silhouetted against glowing hydrogen
Measured by Hubble, Euclid, JWST