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Dark Areas 127:13 (2008-003)
VI: Yerkes Observatory
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).
Nebulae | Orion (Constellation) | Stellar systems | Milky Way Galaxy | Astronomical photography
1920-11-19
Transparencies; 11.7 x 17.0 cm
Archival Photographic Files
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
apf6-01594

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