The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , the Horsehead Nebula is visible between 20:42 and 04:52. It will become accessible at around 20:42, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:47, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:52 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
The Horsehead Nebula
B 33[1]
LDN 1630[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h40m [1]
Declination:−02°27' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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