Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
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Barnard 33 The Horsehead Nebula, APshooter
Barnard 33 The Horsehead Nebula
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Barnard 33 The Horsehead Nebula

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The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 in emission nebula IC 434) 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.

Three exposures Pro 400 film, stacked.

Processed by Tony and Daphne Hallas

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Barnard 33 The Horsehead Nebula, APshooter

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