Title | Milky Way |
View | Dark Areas 60:2655 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Barnard 33, known commonly as the Horsehead Nebula. A dark nebula, it is located in the constellation Orion near Zeta Orionis (Alnitak). Photograph taken at Mount Wilson Observatory (exposure 3 hours). |
Subject Terms | Nebulae | Orion (Constellation) | Stellar systems | Milky Way Galaxy | Astronomical photography |
Photograph Date | 1920-11-19 |
Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 19.7 x 24.6 cm |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-01488 |
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