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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Horsehead Nebula in natural color, Roger Clark
Horsehead Nebula in natural color
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Horsehead Nebula in natural color

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Horsehead Nebula in natural color, Roger Clark
Horsehead Nebula in natural color
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Horsehead Nebula in natural color

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Horsehead nebula and region. 300 mm f/2.8 lens and stock Canon 7D Mark 2 camera. 70 one-minute integrations. No darks, no flats, no bias, tracking with an astrotrak and no guiding.

CEF = 6311 minutes-cm^2

More details here: http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries/gallery.astrophoto-1/web/horsehead.rclark.c11.21.2014.0J6A1680-1750-t2.i-c1-1445s.html

The full frame: http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries/gallery.astrophoto-1/web/horsehead.rclark.c11.21.2014.0J6A1680-1750-t2.i-1301s.html

The Color of Nebulae and Interstellar Dust: http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/color.of.nebulae.and.interstellar.dust/

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Horsehead Nebula in natural color, Roger Clark