画面中央偏下，也就是位在参宿一右方的马头星云，由致密的黑暗尘埃组成，应当是天空中最被认可的形状。
Below the frame center and just to the right of Alnitak lies the Horsehead Nebula , a dark indentation of dense dust that has perhaps the most recognized nebular shapes on the sky .
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