Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
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The famous Horsehead Nebula in Orion is not alone. A deep exposure shows that the dark familiar shaped indentation, visible just below center, is part of a vast complex of absorbing dust and glowing gas. To bring out details of the Horsehead's pasture, amateur astronomers at the Star Shadow Remote Observatory in New Mexico, USA fixed a small telescope on the region for over seven hours filtering out all but a very specific color of red light emitted by hydrogen. They then added the image to a full color frame taken over three hours. The resulting spectacular picture details an intricate tapestry of gaseous wisps and dust-laden filaments that were created and sculpted over eons by stellar winds and ancient supernovas. The Horsehead Nebula lies 1,500 light years distant towards the constellation of Orion. Two stars from the Orion's Belt can be found in the above image.
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140 comments
awsome this is such a great pic.
said kathicom
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
said menmytigger1002
breathtaking. really interesting
said Kristynita
look so wonderfull
said wyuwadee
GOD IS AWESOME!! THERE IS ONE GLORY OF THE SUN,AND ANOTHER GOLRY OF THE MOON,AND ANOTHER GLORY OF THE STARS:FOR ONE STAR DIFFERETH FROM ANOTHER STAR IN GLORY.
said DebbieLil7
Pretty cool. Taken near Alamogordo/WSMR, New Mexico at the sunspot observitory?
said bearchanez
Incredible image!
said lostlamb101
What a wonderful way to see the universe!
said harliqat
Wow! Just beautiful. Thank you so much for all the information about this Nebula! Also congratulations for POTD 7 days ago! Darlene in Ontario, Canada. Come visit our digital art, parrots, pet birds, backyard birds, wild birds, animals, flowers, nature, etc. albums at: http://community.webshots.com/user/littledarlings
said littledarlings
wow!
said clm300
Praise Him, sun, moon, praise Him all you stars of light. Ps.148:3 You take beautiful pictures. Thanks
said isreal10
I would love to use this photo as a reference for my art work. Would you grant permission? GEKerr, gekerr@verizon.net
said gekerr
Beautiful shot. Have fun getting more.
said michellip
kOol pic
said rpabhinav
kOol pic
said rpabhinav
Breathtaking! A very huge Congratulations, very well deserved POTD!
said loriarnold101
without words to define this photo...
said gianlutard88
...
said gianlutard88
message if you see from islamic point of view
said faizee84
excellent
said engineer50
BEAUTIFUL!
said debora71352
I could look at these everyday-beautiful.
said swafford107
Nice plagiarism. Aren't all these images and captions on APOD.nasa.gov?? The exact caption and picture are at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060221.html, and are done by professional astronomers, not copiers.
said coggs76
Excellent work.
said malikng
just WOW! :O
said mandarina_82
awesome
said cmt758
WONDERFUL! Such dedication + work to show us this artful beautiful mystery! Thank you!
said luckyducky109
wow!
said tracypanch
ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING....!
said cmansfield6
just really terribly beautifull, congrats on your POTD, well done
said Rainforestglow
simplt the best
said jaasheen
very beutiful
said wyuwadee
very beutiful
said wyuwadee
very beutiful
said wyuwadee
very beutiful
said wyuwadee
INCREDIBLE, AWESOME, MAGNIFICENT!!! And who says we don't have a creator, or higher power!!!
said csalba
WOW
said sailys
moumen43 said it very well. DITTO!!!
said orchid1941
wow!
said Kelsiblah
Extraordinaria Foto. Aunque màs lo es quien creò lo que en aquì admiramos. For NO1DRAGON, if you really want to see all of this in person, just get ready and prepare for the second comming of Jesus Christ. Blessings
said juanrod160
Please do not post pictures which cannot be downloaded to the Webshots desktop!!
said haskle
Fantastich!!!!!!! thankssssssss
said valentina76v
Sensational capture!
said jodi_coyote
GREAT!!!!
said recece
So much energy!!!!!!
said alhemicar07
Amazing photo - razor sharp resolution. Outstanding time exposure from a small tlescope. Ed in CO
said ezeddy100
awesome
said eukong
This beautiful photo is just a reminder of how tiny Earth is, and how puny we humans really are. especially when we think of the One who created it all...
said lstadeyeske
Those who enjoy this photograph should take a look at the slide show...truly inspirational!
said kokopelli_jb
wow, amazing.....and beautiful...are you the one that took this photo? It's incredible. Thanks for the history behind this Nebula and the interesting narative on how this photo was taken....oh, and thanks for sharing it...I am facinated with Space and all thats out there, so this photo has real meaning to me.
said kellimays
Magnificent! Thanks for sharing.
said kokopelli_jb
Awesome pictures. Congratulations on capturing some of the magnificent design that exists in the neverending universe! The photographer is deserving of honor, but the Maker of all this magnificent creation is worthy of eternal praise! As we admire the beauty, may we never forget the Creator of all things!
said carolinadreamin2
Awe-inspiring and amazingly beautiful.
said coachpunk
WOW... Impresionante!
said SirQuinto
WOW......It is terrible intresting
said farzan1960
WOW......It is terrible intresting
said farzan1960
BEAUTIFUL AND FANTASTIC!
said squash01
Incredible picture!!!! Awsome
said Michelle7475
I watched the entire slide show. WOW! Wish I could see all of it in person. But, since I cannot, thank you so much for the views.
said no1dragon
great photo, and you are a font of information too!
said kjellEric
Faboulous photo. Orion has always been one of my favorites. Congratulations on your feature
said erinrex
It's very beutiful and good looking
said wyuwadee
Just one word: Wow!! Eli From Aguascalientes, Mexico
said otniel_garcia
Extraordinaria,el Universo es maravilloso,felicitacione s por tener en archivo la calidad de estas fotos
said elecebe
extraordinary - the universe is surely alive with wonders a really good photo
said carie386
stunning.
said jeanpictures
Very nice. Definitely my next wallpaper.
said Link360
It is breath thanking and congrates on being POTD and please keep up the great work.
said tiffiny106
I just loved the raw natural beauty of this and have added it to my screensavers. Great work and worthy of all the praise
said patsy2235
Excellent. I immediately used it as my desktop background! Very nice! Thank you!:<))
said watercu
Great colection! Congrats on POTD. Monica - Italy
said dcrrld
Hello, Thank you and your astronomer friends for bringing this magnificent photo to the world. Nature's beauty can never be equalled by anything produced by man, nor can its majesty nor immensity. This is one of the most beautiful photographs I have ever seen, and I would dearly love to own a print of it. Is that possible? I would cherish it forever. Thank you for sharing this natural miracle to all your Webshot friends. Keith H
said keithheinrich
Outstanding, exciting and beautiful!
said jkirk2
Nice Fakkin Foto
said strom1
Breathtaking!
said Glock1982
wow, this is awesome.
said Renacuajo3
Great pics... Love them all. Nice job.
said crazyforty
Absoutley fantastic, great work.
said oldba
good job this time !
said kam2look4fun
Fantastic photo. Well done
said patnlaura1
It is truly awesome!
said crazee8141
thank you so much for sharing...awesom!
said heartfeltmassage20...
Amazing photo!Congratulations on your POTD!
said marionly
Oh my gosh! I've never seen anything like this. It is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Gives me a new appreciation for the heavens and all the beauty and mysteries that they hold. dxechk48
said dxechk48
This is a great photo. Most photos just feature the Horsehead Nebula, so this is very imressive in scale.
said iijoki
This could be a "Modern" painting. So tough now a days to distinguish a painting from a photograph!
said zorro3692
Nebular are fascinating, This picture is great. Congrats on POTD.
said NeelyMargory
Just awesome, don't know what else to say. Awesome!
said galeanda
Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us.
said inttelgal
i can just say its Awesome!
said rahul_ta
Is the beginning stages of a new star forming? Awesome picture
said foxyfloridalady
Congratulations on your stunning POTD and thank you for sharing.Enjoy your busy day. Marlene-Holland
said 22338
Wow! Have you read URANTIA? hugs tt from B.C.
said Tigers306
This picture is just beautiful! It looks like there's a little being out there "space boarding". Your album is amazing as well. It takes me to another time and place. Simply and aptly put, it is absolutely "out of this world! Thanks for sharing this with our little webshots universe... :-)
said karrachea
Awesome! Vicky
said squeakerpa
A great photo!
said mkoffler
sublime
said mhbha47
Zillions of thanks to the photographer who's taken real pain to give us the awesome depth view of the space. dh
said dadkarim
CONGRATULATIONS on having the POTD.
said joyce914
Thanks for stopping by our planet to display these masterpieces. I could care less about their source. I just appreciate their magnificense, wonder, and beauty made so accessible by you on WSs. Enjoyed the commentaries as well. (Very Sincerely) - Seattle
said stoneycreeks
Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
said Aslanfan89
Wow! This is an amazing photo. This is beyond wonderful!... Marjie
said windflowers43
AWESOME SEEMS FAR TOO LITTLE TO SAY ABOUT THIS PHOTO-----THANK YOU SO MUCH----DANUBE105
said danube105
wow what can you say but fantastic thank you my first time to see this far out so close.
said garrie45
wow what can you say but fantastic thank you my first time to see this far out so close.
said garrie45
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on this stunning photo! No wonder it is a POTD! Outstanding! Best wishes, Kris :)
said KrisApplegate
I enjoy astronomy and this picture taken from earth is awsome, I have seen many from the hubble telescope which is clear of light polution but from earth with all the associated light polution makes this photo worth storing in my library. I once had the use of a 12" Meade telescope through our local astronomy club they are currently building their own 16" telescope.
said sailingsouth101
It is hard to beleive such things exsist. Just awesome!
said kool240
Congratulations on your POTD, thanks for sharing. Michel
said nttl2k1
Awesome! Congratulations on your POTD! Blessings, Karen
said karendenise1960
Utterly magnficent!
said donharis
so beautiful
said arlenegiudice
merveilleux ! ce genre de photos nous remet à notre vraie place dans l'univers.
said moumen43
Felicitaciones. Da gusto tener una foto asi.
said vmanga
I wish even i could have got oppurtunity to see such things coz we here in india rarely get some chance to see such grt, unusual kind of images.
said prettybhakti
Those kind of image is fabulous!!!!!This is there show to us how small and how "simple" we are compared with the rest of the universe.
said guinho0101
I don't have a telescope but I do visit Carter Observatory, N.Z.'s national observatory here in Wellington, from time to time to view the wonderful sights light years from Earth. I have mentioned when commenting before on astro shots taken by Webshots members and would like to meention it again that my grandfather was a pioneer NZ astronomer from the end of the Nineteenth Century until his death in 1927. Once again, a truly wonderful shot!
said chrisjmbrown2007
This is a gorgeous photo. You did a great job of capturing the brilliant red sky
said bgbookie
Fabulous capture of the heavens above - Congratulations on having it chosen as the POTD.
said sodapop90
this make me adore the universe again... amazing!!!
said celineyildirim
Una descripción increíble de lo que se va descubriendo del Universo
said standrick009
Just amazing beautifull, and to think about...
said 191942100
amazing pic!
said jupiter711
WOW! This is spectacular! Thanks for sharing. Norisna from Toronto
said normais
Wow: Amazing picture! Congratulations on your POTD. Stephen/Orlando, FL.
said stepheno3
We find that space shots are most beautiful in a bizzare sort of way. Congratulations on your POTD.
said bearfolk
It looks like a mess out there... chaos... But it's beautiful
said RobertGreenland
Awesome !
said vovin
fantastic photo
said elgringo67
Fantastic all your photos in this album ! Thanks for sharing them , and also for the captions. I'll be back to enjoy such a fabulous collection of images. Congratulations for the well deserved feature ! Andrew from Romania.
said theskywalker69_3
perfect
said secevit
perfect
said secevit
Beautiful
said maxeclip
Magnificent!
said owenmmoore
this is just plain beautiful - and it gives you a sense of how small and ignorant you are and how there is so much out there that would blow your mind out if you got to know all of it
said cammad
Awesome Pic, I love it.
said Echo44
This is just spectacular!!
said sonyamessina100
truly amazing
said mohamedwi
Strange
said lynpierre
Aptly named & spectacular
said vincenza136
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