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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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  • awsome this is such a great pic.

    said photo of kathicom kathicom 2007.09.05 at 17:00:44 PDT

  • AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

    said photo of menmytigger1002 menmytigger1002 2007.05.25 at 15:11:33 PDT

  • breathtaking. really interesting

    said photo of Kristynita Kristynita 2007.05.23 at 12:30:10 PDT

  • look so wonderfull

    said photo of wyuwadee wyuwadee 2007.04.29 at 19:18:17 PDT

  • 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 photo of DebbieLil7 DebbieLil7 2007.04.29 at 17:52:27 PDT

  • Pretty cool. Taken near Alamogordo/WSMR, New Mexico at the sunspot observitory?

    said photo of bearchanez bearchanez 2007.04.29 at 04:29:15 PDT

  • Incredible image!

    said photo of lostlamb101 lostlamb101 2007.04.28 at 21:12:49 PDT

  • What a wonderful way to see the universe!

    said photo of harliqat harliqat 2007.04.28 at 17:56:47 PDT

  • 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 photo of littledarlings littledarlings 2007.04.28 at 13:49:23 PDT

  • wow!

    said photo of clm300 clm300 2007.04.28 at 10:16:00 PDT

  • Praise Him, sun, moon, praise Him all you stars of light. Ps.148:3 You take beautiful pictures. Thanks

    said photo of isreal10 isreal10 2007.04.27 at 20:58:09 PDT

  • I would love to use this photo as a reference for my art work. Would you grant permission? GEKerr, gekerr@verizon.net

    said photo of gekerr gekerr 2007.04.27 at 20:56:14 PDT

  • Beautiful shot. Have fun getting more.

    said photo of michellip michellip 2007.04.27 at 19:40:58 PDT

  • kOol pic

    said photo of rpabhinav rpabhinav 2007.04.27 at 10:56:12 PDT

  • kOol pic

    said photo of rpabhinav rpabhinav 2007.04.27 at 10:56:10 PDT

  • Breathtaking! A very huge Congratulations, very well deserved POTD!

    said photo of loriarnold101 loriarnold101 2007.04.27 at 06:05:50 PDT

  • without words to define this photo...

    said photo of gianlutard88 gianlutard88 2007.04.27 at 02:04:26 PDT

  • ...

    said photo of gianlutard88 gianlutard88 2007.04.27 at 02:04:00 PDT

  • message if you see from islamic point of view

    said photo of faizee84 faizee84 2007.04.26 at 18:52:40 PDT

  • excellent

    said photo of engineer50 engineer50 2007.04.26 at 03:38:03 PDT

  • BEAUTIFUL!

    said photo of debora71352 debora71352 2007.04.25 at 11:56:14 PDT

  • I could look at these everyday-beautiful.

    said photo of swafford107 swafford107 2007.04.24 at 08:07:09 PDT

  • 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 photo of coggs76 coggs76 2007.04.24 at 07:38:18 PDT

  • Excellent work.

    said photo of malikng malikng 2007.04.24 at 07:23:02 PDT

  • just WOW! :O

    said photo of mandarina_82 mandarina_82 2007.04.24 at 04:47:02 PDT

  • awesome

    said photo of cmt758 cmt758 2007.04.23 at 21:21:47 PDT

  • WONDERFUL! Such dedication + work to show us this artful beautiful mystery! Thank you!

    said photo of luckyducky109 luckyducky109 2007.04.23 at 21:07:31 PDT

  • wow!

    said photo of tracypanch tracypanch 2007.04.23 at 15:15:22 PDT

  • ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING....!

    said photo of cmansfield6 cmansfield6 2007.04.23 at 08:20:28 PDT

  • just really terribly beautifull, congrats on your POTD, well done

    said photo of Rainforestglow Rainforestglow 2007.04.23 at 07:32:35 PDT

  • simplt the best

    said photo of jaasheen jaasheen 2007.04.23 at 05:42:19 PDT

  • very beutiful

    said photo of wyuwadee wyuwadee 2007.04.23 at 03:56:16 PDT

  • very beutiful

    said photo of wyuwadee wyuwadee 2007.04.23 at 03:56:13 PDT

  • very beutiful

    said photo of wyuwadee wyuwadee 2007.04.23 at 03:55:52 PDT

  • very beutiful

    said photo of wyuwadee wyuwadee 2007.04.23 at 03:55:52 PDT

  • INCREDIBLE, AWESOME, MAGNIFICENT!!! And who says we don't have a creator, or higher power!!!

    said photo of csalba csalba 2007.04.22 at 23:02:29 PDT

  • WOW

    said photo of sailys sailys 2007.04.22 at 21:42:21 PDT

  • moumen43 said it very well. DITTO!!!

    said photo of orchid1941 orchid1941 2007.04.22 at 19:47:13 PDT

  • wow!

    said photo of Kelsiblah Kelsiblah 2007.04.22 at 18:22:56 PDT

  • 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 photo of juanrod160 juanrod160 2007.04.22 at 17:54:18 PDT

  • Please do not post pictures which cannot be downloaded to the Webshots desktop!!

    said photo of haskle haskle 2007.04.22 at 17:19:24 PDT

  • Fantastich!!!!!!! thankssssssss

    said photo of valentina76v valentina76v 2007.04.22 at 17:11:08 PDT

  • Sensational capture!

    said photo of jodi_coyote jodi_coyote 2007.04.22 at 15:50:15 PDT

  • GREAT!!!!

    said photo of recece recece 2007.04.22 at 13:39:25 PDT

  • So much energy!!!!!!

    said photo of alhemicar07 alhemicar07 2007.04.22 at 08:31:04 PDT

  • Amazing photo - razor sharp resolution. Outstanding time exposure from a small tlescope. Ed in CO

    said photo of ezeddy100 ezeddy100 2007.04.22 at 04:59:25 PDT

  • awesome

    said photo of eukong eukong 2007.04.22 at 03:38:39 PDT

  • 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 photo of lstadeyeske lstadeyeske 2007.04.21 at 23:10:45 PDT

  • Those who enjoy this photograph should take a look at the slide show...truly inspirational!

    said photo of kokopelli_jb kokopelli_jb 2007.04.21 at 22:00:32 PDT

  • 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 photo of kellimays kellimays 2007.04.21 at 21:49:45 PDT

  • Magnificent! Thanks for sharing.

    said photo of kokopelli_jb kokopelli_jb 2007.04.21 at 21:42:38 PDT

  • 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 photo of carolinadreamin2 carolinadreamin2 2007.04.21 at 21:05:50 PDT

  • Awe-inspiring and amazingly beautiful.

    said photo of coachpunk coachpunk 2007.04.21 at 20:43:00 PDT

  • WOW... Impresionante!

    said photo of SirQuinto SirQuinto 2007.04.21 at 19:48:50 PDT

  • WOW......It is terrible intresting

    said photo of farzan1960 farzan1960 2007.04.21 at 19:38:41 PDT

  • WOW......It is terrible intresting

    said photo of farzan1960 farzan1960 2007.04.21 at 19:38:41 PDT

  • BEAUTIFUL AND FANTASTIC!

    said photo of squash01 squash01 2007.04.21 at 19:28:54 PDT

  • Incredible picture!!!! Awsome

    said photo of Michelle7475 Michelle7475 2007.04.21 at 19:23:45 PDT

  • 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 photo of no1dragon no1dragon 2007.04.21 at 19:00:57 PDT

  • great photo, and you are a font of information too!

    said photo of kjellEric kjellEric 2007.04.21 at 18:58:22 PDT

  • Faboulous photo. Orion has always been one of my favorites. Congratulations on your feature

    said photo of erinrex erinrex 2007.04.21 at 18:47:07 PDT

  • It's very beutiful and good looking

    said photo of wyuwadee wyuwadee 2007.04.21 at 18:18:33 PDT

  • Just one word: Wow!! Eli From Aguascalientes, Mexico

    said photo of otniel_garcia otniel_garcia 2007.04.21 at 18:17:02 PDT

  • Extraordinaria,el Universo es maravilloso,felicitacione s por tener en archivo la calidad de estas fotos

    said photo of elecebe elecebe 2007.04.21 at 17:57:11 PDT

  • extraordinary - the universe is surely alive with wonders a really good photo

    said photo of carie386 carie386 2007.04.21 at 17:33:33 PDT

  • stunning.

    said photo of jeanpictures jeanpictures 2007.04.21 at 17:33:12 PDT

  • Very nice. Definitely my next wallpaper.

    said photo of Link360 Link360 2007.04.21 at 17:29:34 PDT

  • It is breath thanking and congrates on being POTD and please keep up the great work.

    said photo of tiffiny106 tiffiny106 2007.04.21 at 17:23:10 PDT

  • 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 photo of patsy2235 patsy2235 2007.04.21 at 16:40:07 PDT

  • Excellent. I immediately used it as my desktop background! Very nice! Thank you!:<))

    said photo of watercu watercu 2007.04.21 at 15:50:18 PDT

  • Great colection! Congrats on POTD. Monica - Italy

    said photo of dcrrld dcrrld 2007.04.21 at 15:25:38 PDT

  • 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 photo of keithheinrich keithheinrich 2007.04.21 at 15:06:57 PDT

  • Outstanding, exciting and beautiful!

    said photo of jkirk2 jkirk2 2007.04.21 at 15:00:39 PDT

  • Nice Fakkin Foto

    said photo of strom1 strom1 2007.04.21 at 14:35:03 PDT

  • Breathtaking!

    said photo of Glock1982 Glock1982 2007.04.21 at 14:27:36 PDT

  • wow, this is awesome.

    said photo of Renacuajo3 Renacuajo3 2007.04.21 at 14:07:53 PDT

  • Great pics... Love them all. Nice job.

    said photo of crazyforty crazyforty 2007.04.21 at 13:54:14 PDT

  • Absoutley fantastic, great work.

    said photo of oldba oldba 2007.04.21 at 13:06:06 PDT

  • good job this time !

    said photo of kam2look4fun kam2look4fun 2007.04.21 at 13:06:04 PDT

  • Fantastic photo. Well done

    said photo of patnlaura1 patnlaura1 2007.04.21 at 12:25:45 PDT

  • It is truly awesome!

    said photo of crazee8141 crazee8141 2007.04.21 at 12:16:44 PDT

  • thank you so much for sharing...awesom!

    said photo of heartfeltmassage2005 heartfeltmassage20... 2007.04.21 at 11:57:55 PDT

  • Amazing photo!Congratulations on your POTD!

    said photo of marionly marionly 2007.04.21 at 11:51:05 PDT

  • 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 photo of dxechk48 dxechk48 2007.04.21 at 11:46:53 PDT

  • This is a great photo. Most photos just feature the Horsehead Nebula, so this is very imressive in scale.

    said photo of iijoki iijoki 2007.04.21 at 11:37:55 PDT

  • This could be a "Modern" painting. So tough now a days to distinguish a painting from a photograph!

    said photo of zorro3692 zorro3692 2007.04.21 at 11:34:32 PDT

  • Nebular are fascinating, This picture is great. Congrats on POTD.

    said photo of NeelyMargory NeelyMargory 2007.04.21 at 11:27:18 PDT

  • Just awesome, don't know what else to say. Awesome!

    said photo of galeanda galeanda 2007.04.21 at 10:49:20 PDT

  • Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us.

    said photo of inttelgal inttelgal 2007.04.21 at 10:35:02 PDT

  • i can just say its Awesome!

    said photo of rahul_ta rahul_ta 2007.04.21 at 10:16:40 PDT

  • Is the beginning stages of a new star forming? Awesome picture

    said photo of foxyfloridalady foxyfloridalady 2007.04.21 at 10:10:43 PDT

  • Congratulations on your stunning POTD and thank you for sharing.Enjoy your busy day. Marlene-Holland

    said photo of 22338 22338 2007.04.21 at 09:51:48 PDT

  • Wow! Have you read URANTIA? hugs tt from B.C.

    said photo of Tigers306 Tigers306 2007.04.21 at 09:40:29 PDT

  • 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 photo of karrachea karrachea 2007.04.21 at 09:31:15 PDT

  • Awesome! Vicky

    said photo of squeakerpa squeakerpa 2007.04.21 at 08:48:21 PDT

  • A great photo!

    said photo of mkoffler mkoffler 2007.04.21 at 08:40:27 PDT

  • sublime

    said photo of mhbha47 mhbha47 2007.04.21 at 08:31:46 PDT

  • Zillions of thanks to the photographer who's taken real pain to give us the awesome depth view of the space. dh

    said photo of dadkarim dadkarim 2007.04.21 at 08:20:26 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on having the POTD.

    said photo of joyce914 joyce914 2007.04.21 at 08:13:35 PDT

  • 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 photo of stoneycreeks stoneycreeks 2007.04.21 at 08:11:59 PDT

  • Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

    said photo of Aslanfan89 Aslanfan89 2007.04.21 at 07:25:15 PDT

  • Wow! This is an amazing photo. This is beyond wonderful!... Marjie

    said photo of windflowers43 windflowers43 2007.04.21 at 07:23:04 PDT

  • AWESOME SEEMS FAR TOO LITTLE TO SAY ABOUT THIS PHOTO-----THANK YOU SO MUCH----DANUBE105

    said photo of danube105 danube105 2007.04.21 at 07:20:37 PDT

  • wow what can you say but fantastic thank you my first time to see this far out so close.

    said photo of garrie45 garrie45 2007.04.21 at 06:57:57 PDT

  • wow what can you say but fantastic thank you my first time to see this far out so close.

    said photo of garrie45 garrie45 2007.04.21 at 06:57:56 PDT

  • WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on this stunning photo! No wonder it is a POTD! Outstanding! Best wishes, Kris :)

    said photo of KrisApplegate KrisApplegate 2007.04.21 at 06:38:44 PDT

  • 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 photo of sailingsouth101 sailingsouth101 2007.04.21 at 06:33:52 PDT

  • It is hard to beleive such things exsist. Just awesome!

    said photo of kool240 kool240 2007.04.21 at 06:12:50 PDT

  • Congratulations on your POTD, thanks for sharing. Michel

    said photo of nttl2k1 nttl2k1 2007.04.21 at 06:03:15 PDT

  • Awesome! Congratulations on your POTD! Blessings, Karen

    said photo of karendenise1960 karendenise1960 2007.04.21 at 06:02:29 PDT

  • Utterly magnficent!

    said photo of donharis donharis 2007.04.21 at 05:53:28 PDT

  • so beautiful

    said photo of arlenegiudice arlenegiudice 2007.04.21 at 05:48:29 PDT

  • merveilleux ! ce genre de photos nous remet à notre vraie place dans l'univers.

    said photo of moumen43 moumen43 2007.04.21 at 05:46:07 PDT

  • Felicitaciones. Da gusto tener una foto asi.

    said photo of vmanga vmanga 2007.04.21 at 05:33:08 PDT

  • 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 photo of prettybhakti prettybhakti 2007.04.21 at 05:28:47 PDT

  • 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 photo of guinho0101 guinho0101 2007.04.21 at 05:20:49 PDT

  • 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 photo of chrisjmbrown2007 chrisjmbrown2007 2007.04.21 at 05:20:39 PDT

  • This is a gorgeous photo. You did a great job of capturing the brilliant red sky

    said photo of bgbookie bgbookie 2007.04.21 at 05:19:57 PDT

  • Fabulous capture of the heavens above - Congratulations on having it chosen as the POTD.

    said photo of sodapop90 sodapop90 2007.04.21 at 05:15:44 PDT

  • this make me adore the universe again... amazing!!!

    said photo of celineyildirim celineyildirim 2007.04.21 at 04:52:25 PDT

  • Una descripción increíble de lo que se va descubriendo del Universo

    said photo of standrick009 standrick009 2007.04.21 at 04:51:45 PDT

  • Just amazing beautifull, and to think about...

    said photo of 191942100 191942100 2007.04.21 at 04:48:58 PDT

  • amazing pic!

    said photo of jupiter711 jupiter711 2007.04.21 at 04:35:47 PDT

  • WOW! This is spectacular! Thanks for sharing. Norisna from Toronto

    said photo of normais normais 2007.04.21 at 04:28:43 PDT

  • Wow: Amazing picture! Congratulations on your POTD. Stephen/Orlando, FL.

    said photo of stepheno3 stepheno3 2007.04.21 at 04:00:48 PDT

  • We find that space shots are most beautiful in a bizzare sort of way. Congratulations on your POTD.

    said photo of bearfolk bearfolk 2007.04.21 at 03:53:22 PDT

  • It looks like a mess out there... chaos... But it's beautiful

    said photo of RobertGreenland RobertGreenland 2007.04.21 at 02:59:07 PDT

  • Awesome !

    said photo of vovin vovin 2007.04.21 at 02:57:48 PDT

  • fantastic photo

    said photo of elgringo67 elgringo67 2007.04.21 at 02:38:24 PDT

  • 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 photo of theskywalker69_3 theskywalker69_3 2007.04.21 at 01:58:42 PDT

  • perfect

    said photo of secevit secevit 2007.04.21 at 01:52:29 PDT

  • perfect

    said photo of secevit secevit 2007.04.21 at 01:52:27 PDT

  • Beautiful

    said photo of maxeclip maxeclip 2007.04.21 at 01:26:33 PDT

  • Magnificent!

    said photo of owenmmoore owenmmoore 2007.04.21 at 01:19:51 PDT

  • 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 photo of cammad cammad 2007.04.21 at 01:17:01 PDT

  • Awesome Pic, I love it.

    said photo of Echo44 Echo44 2007.04.21 at 01:08:25 PDT

  • This is just spectacular!!

    said photo of sonyamessina100 sonyamessina100 2007.04.21 at 01:00:59 PDT

  • truly amazing

    said photo of mohamedwi mohamedwi 2007.04.21 at 00:54:31 PDT

  • Strange

    said photo of lynpierre lynpierre 2007.04.21 at 00:30:25 PDT

  • Aptly named & spectacular

    said photo of vincenza136 vincenza136 2007.01.20 at 01:30:55 PST

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