The Blue Horsehead Nebula | Pictures, Facts, and Location
The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) is a photogenic reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. In the northern hemisphere, it is a summer astrophotography target that lies close to …
IC 4592 - Wikipedia
IC 4592 (also known as the Blue Horsehead Nebula) is a reflection nebula in the Scorpius constellation that is lit by Nu Scorpii. The distinct blue eyed Blue Horsehead Nebula can be …
Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) - Deep⋆Sky Corner
IC 4592 is a reflection nebula illuminated by the double or multiple star ν (nu) Scorpii. The star has a visual brightness of 4 mag and is of spectral type B2V. The distance of the star is given with …
IC 4592 - The Blue Horsehead Nebula - Astrophotography
2023年7月31日 · IC 4592 is a beautiful reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It is very close to the brighter, larger, and more colorful Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex. This …
APOD: 2021 July 5 - IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
Reflection nebulas are actually made up of very fine dust that normally appears dark but can look quite blue when reflecting the visible light of energetic nearby stars. In this case, the source of …
The Blue Horsehead Nebula - IC 4592 - Widefield - AstroBin
The star near the eye of the horse is embedded in blue reflection nebula IC 4592, over 400 light-years away. The horse's gaze seems fixed on Beta Scorpii, also named Graffias. Toward the …
IC 4592 - The Blue Horsehead Nebula - Sky & Telescope
IC 4592 is a rarely photographed reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It has a distinctive horsehead shape but is overwhelmingly overshadowed by another horsehead-shaped nebula …
APOD: 2018 November 5 - IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
2018年11月5日 · Reflection nebulas are actually made up of very fine dust that normally appears dark but can look quite blue when reflecting the light of energetic nearby stars. In this case, the …
APOD: 2009 May 21 - IC 4592: A Blue Horsehead
Its overall outline suggests a horsehead in profile, though it covers a much larger region than the better known Horsehead Nebula of Orion. The star near the eye of the horse and the center of …
The Blue Horsehead - Astronomy Magazine
The most famous Horsehead in the galaxy may be in Orion, but in Scorpius lies the Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592), a reflection nebula lit up by the star Nu (ν) Scorpii, some 470 …