Passing by the Horsehead Nebula, by Adeptus Mechanicus

Passing by the Horsehead Nebula

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1.	The Journey 19:00	info
2.	Passing by the Horsehead Nebula 23:32	info
3.	Hovering Spaceship 12:02	info
4.	Voyager calls home 23:19	info

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The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming on photographic plate B2312 taken at the Harvard College Observatory. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of the shape of its swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which bears some resemblance to a horse's head when viewed from Earth.

The dark cloud of dust and gas is a region in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex where star formation is taking place. It is located in the constellation of Orion, which, seen from the northern hemisphere, is prominent in the sky on winter evenings. This stellar nursery, as it is known, can contain over 100 known kinds of organic and inorganic gases as well as dust; some of the latter is made up of large and complex organic molecules.

The red or pinkish glow originates from hydrogen gas predominantly behind the nebula, ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis. Magnetic fields channel the gases leaving the nebula into streams, shown as streaks in the background glow. A glowing strip of hydrogen gas marks the edge of the massive cloud, and the densities of nearby stars are noticeably different on either side

The heavy concentrations of dust in the Horsehead Nebula region and neighbouring Orion Nebula are localized, resulting in alternating sections of nearly complete opacity and transparency. The darkness of the Horsehead is caused mostly by thick dust blocking the light of stars behind it. The lower part of the Horsehead's neck casts a shadow to the left. The visible dark nebula emerging from the gaseous complex is an active site of the formation of "low-mass" stars. Bright spots in the Horsehead Nebula's base are young stars just in the process of forming. It has a magnitude of .11.

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released March 31, 2018

Written and produced by Adeptus Mechanicus, recorded, mixed and re-recorded at the Oblivion Hole Sound Lab.

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𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴:
𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴: (𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩) 𝘕𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦, (𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬/𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦) 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘵.
√π-: 𝘎𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘛𝘕𝘛: 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦, (𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱) 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰, 𝘐𝘋𝘔.
𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘵: 𝘏𝘕𝘞.
𝘊++: 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘕𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦. ... more

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