#jabbah

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592 // Hannes Dürrwald

The star that marks the “eye” of the horse is Jabbah (ν Scorpii), a septuple star system about 470 light years away from Earth. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase Iklīl al Jabhah meaning “the crown of the forehead.”

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592 // Laura Astronomie Pratique

The star that marks the “eye” of the horse is Jabbah (ν Scorpii), a septuple star system about 470 light years away from Earth. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase Iklīl al Jabhah meaning “the crown of the forehead.”

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592 // Alcorac

The star that marks the “eye” of the horse is Jabbah (ν Scorpii), a septuple star system about 470 light years away from Earth. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase Iklīl al Jabhah meaning “the crown of the forehead.”

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The ρ Ophiuchi Cloud Complex (top) and the Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592, bottom left) // Jakub Korbel

Click below to see an annotated image identifying the bright stars in the picture!

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592 // Peter Ambrose

The star lighting up the nebula is Jabbah (ν Scorpii), whose name comes from the Arabic phrase Iklīl al Jabhah meaning "the crown of the forehead."

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592 // Josh

The "eye" of the horse is Jabbah (ν Scorpii), whose name comes from the Arabic phrase iklīl al jabhah, meaning "the crown of the forehead."

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, IC 4592 // Dev (Dave) Prana

The blue “eye” of the Horsehead is Jabbah (ν Scorpii), while the bright blue star it is “looking” at is Acrab (β Scorpii).

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, being lit up by Jabbah (ν Scorpii) // Richard Posener