Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  LBN 953  ·  LBN 954  ·  LBN 958  ·  LBN 962  ·  LDN 1635  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  Sh2-277  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)
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Horsehead Nebula - Barnard 33, Norm Fox
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Horsehead Nebula - Barnard 33

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Horsehead Nebula - Barnard 33

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The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located the star Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt. Also seen in this image is the Flame Nebula, ( NGC 2024) which is an emission nebula. Technical Info:
77 x 300 sec. Astronomik Ha 12 nm filter
52 x 300 sec. Astronomik OIII 12 nm filter
60 x 300 sec Astronomik SII 12 nm filter
75 x 180 sec. OPTOLONG L-eNhance filter
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 22 hours
Explore Scientific  102mm f/7 APO Refractor
Sensor cooled to -15°C on ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (mono)
Calibration frames: Bias, Darks, and Flats.
Plate Solve-PlateSolver 2 via N.I.N.A. 1.11
Image processing Pixinsight 1.8.8-9 and Photoshop 2022

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Horsehead Nebula - Barnard 33, Norm Fox