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IC 434, emission nebula 1400 light-years distant, against which the dark, silhouetted Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is visible. Collections: Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Horsehead Nebula IC 434

IC 434, emission nebula 1400 light-years distant, against which the dark, silhouetted Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is visible. Collections: Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

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Lagoon Nebula M8, NGC 6523; here, it looks like a horse's head. Collections: Southern Celestial Hemisphere

Lagoon Nebula M8 “Horse’s head”

Lagoon Nebula M8, NGC 6523; here, it looks like a horse's head. Collections: Southern Celestial Hemisphere

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