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HORSEHEAD NEBULA [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

A dark nebula in the constellation Orion, composed of opaque cosmic dust and resembling the head of a horse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
CONT

Des nuages de poussières absorbantes plus denses forment des figures sombres se profilant comme des écrans devant des régions riches en étoiles. Exemples de ces nébuleuses obscures : [...] la «Tête du cheval» dans Orion.

Key term(s)
  • nébuleuse de la Tête de cheval

Spanish

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