B33 Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead nebula is an iconic deep-sky object located in the constellation Orion about 1500 light-years from Earth. It is a dark cloud of gas and dust, currently undergoing active star formation. The Flame nebula appearing to the left of the Horsehead nebula is a bright emission nebula and has a radius of 6 light-years. Next to it you can observe the star Alnitak, which is the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion.

Constellation Orion

Distance about 1,500 light-years from Earth