Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star Alnilam (εOri)  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
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B33 - Horsehead Nebula, Josh Jones
B33 - Horsehead Nebula
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B33 - Horsehead Nebula

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B33 - Horsehead Nebula, Josh Jones
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B33 - Horsehead Nebula

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This was imaged over the new years eve under -10 degree temperatures.  The famous Horsehead and Flame nebula are estimated at 1,300-1,500 light years away and is light that left while King Arthur would have lived.  This dense dust cloud lives on the left of Orion's belt, first recorded in 1888, but some believe was known to be observed before this.The true horsehead is heavy concentrated dust and actually blocking the view of the interstellar clouds behind.  It creates a pretty cool view from our angle.  Small stars are forming in this dense horsehead, slowly eating away at its dense Hydrogen.

This is my first time getting some usage on my Baader 2" RGB filter set and really like the star quality compared to my normal SHO stars.

S - 68 x 60s
H - 41 x 60s
O - 47 x 60s
Red - 45 x 10s
Green - 45 x 10s
Blue - 45 x 10s

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B33 - Horsehead Nebula, Josh Jones