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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2023 November 20   
          A dark nebula resembling the head of a horse is imaged before a   
       red-glowing background. Stars appear throughout the image. Please see   
                  the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                               The Horsehead Nebula   
        Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson & Martin Pugh, SSRO, PROMPT,   
                                     CTIO, NSF   
      
      Explanation: Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent   
      interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape.   
      Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years   
      distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. About five   
      light-years "tall," the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is   
      visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the   
      glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark   
      cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot,   
      young star, is at the lower left of the full image. The featured   
      gorgeous color image combines both narrowband and broadband images   
      recorded using several different telescopes.   
      
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