This nebula is not to be confused with theotherHorsehead Nebula, a winter deep-sky object in the constellationOrion. That object is a dark nebula, while the Blue Horsehead is a reflection nebula illuminated by the bright binary star,Nu Scorpii. In visible light, all of the reflecting dust o...
A comparison of telescope images of the Horsehead Nebula. From left: ESA's Euclid, Hubble Space Telescope, and James Webb Space Telescope.Credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre / G. Anselmi; NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage Team; NASA / ESA / CSA / K. Mi...
A new horse's head: The Horsehead Nebula imaged in the infrared - number 10 on our list of the Hubble Space Telescope's best shots. (Courtesy: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team; STScI/AURA) Selecting a definitive list of the best images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is an impossible...