Posted on Apr 12, 2020

APOD: 2020 April 12 - The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good evening and Happy Easter, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble." The Horsehead Nebula (aka Barnard 33) is found in the constellation Orion, and lies about 1,500 light years from Earth. It is embedded in the larger Orion Nebula (Messier 42). We usually see the Horsehead Nebula as a dark formation, but I believe this infrared perspective from Hubble brings out a truer sense of what is present.

APOD: 2020 April 12 - The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

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Horsehead Nebula - Melancholy Slumbers (Original Downtempo Mix)

One of the first songs I made. The song has another faster and longer version that were made afterwards. Horsehead Nebula 2011. Follow me on Soundcloud: ht...

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy time-lapse Picture of the Day (APOD) for Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 entitled "The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble."
God's creation of this universe has myriad wonders for our visual benefit including the Horsehead Nebula :-)

Image: The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI -AURA)
"Explanation: While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula (M42). A potentially rewarding but difficult object to view personally with a small telescope, the above gorgeously detailed image was taken in 2013 in infrared light by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope in honor of the 23rd anniversary of Hubble's launch. The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is seen above primarily because it is backlit by the nearby massive star Sigma Orionis. The Horsehead Nebula will slowly shift its apparent shape over the next few million years and will eventually be destroyed by the high energy starlight."

Horsehead Nebula - Melancholy Slumbers (Original Downtempo Mix)
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I pray that you and your family members are blessed on this Easter Sunday.

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