Horsehead Nebula is a small dark nebula silhoutted against the glow of emission nebula IC434. The dark nebula resemble the head of a horse, which is coincidental but reason for its name. Horsehead Nebula is at a distance of 820 Light years

The bright star below the IC 434 is the first star in the Orion’s belt named “Alnitak” which is a blue supergiant star at a distance of 740 Light years

Also in the picture is the “Flame Nebula” below the star Alnitak, is an emission nebula at a distance of 820 Light years