Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023  ·  Orion B
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Horsehead Nebula (B33) -- cropped, Michael Stecker
Horsehead Nebula (B33) -- cropped
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Horsehead Nebula (B33) -- cropped

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Horsehead Nebula (B33) -- cropped, Michael Stecker
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Horsehead Nebula (B33) -- cropped

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Horsehead Nebula (B33) in Orion -- cropped
The dark Horsehead Nebula (Bernard 33)[b] [/b]is adjacent to the most eastern star, Zeta Orionis, in the belt of the Orion constellation.  This is a joint collaboration of James Foster of Frazier Park California and Michael Stecker of Los Angeles. A Sky-Watcher 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian, telescope was used at Frazier Park.
file: HorseheadJRF-10Newt115minHL_HR_G_B3B-9262023-a3-cr1.jpg

Photographic Data
telescope:
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector
Focal Length: 1,000 mm

mount:
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO
imaging camera:
ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color astro-camera.
exposure:
116 minutes

guiding:
SVBony 60 mm f/4 guide scope (FL= 240 mm) with ZWO ASI120MM Mini guide camera

processing
Aquired and stacked by James Foster with Maxim DL.  Post-processed and cropped in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker.
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photographic site:
James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation)

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Horsehead Nebula (B33) -- cropped, Michael Stecker