Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023
Horsehead Nebula, Greg Allegretti
Horsehead Nebula
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Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula, Greg Allegretti
Horsehead Nebula
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Horsehead Nebula

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Iconic object in the belt of Orion.

This image was captured under high desert skies near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA with a telescope of 12" aperture at f/8 and an electrically-cooled CCD camera. 6.5 hours initial exposure. (Ha-Ha-G-B mapped to L-R-G-B). An a additional 1.5 hours of near IR data was blended into the luminance layer to reveal further detail in the bottom half of the image.

Two-panel mosaic.

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Horsehead Nebula, Greg Allegretti