Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 Ori  ·  48 sig Ori  ·  50 Ori)  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  HD290761  ·  HD290768  ·  HD290808  ·  HD290812  ·  HD290814  ·  HD290815  ·  HD290854  ·  HD294278  ·  HD294297  ·  HD294298  ·  HD294300  ·  HD294301  ·  HD294302  ·  HD294303  ·  HD294304  ·  HD294306  ·  HD294307  ·  HD294308  ·  HD294338  ·  HD37524  ·  HD37525  ·  HD37545  ·  HD37564  ·  And 34 more.
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Horsehead (IC 434) and Flame (NGC 2024) Sh2-277) Nebulae, Greg Erianne
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Horsehead (IC 434) and Flame (NGC 2024) Sh2-277) Nebulae

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Horsehead (IC 434) and Flame (NGC 2024) Sh2-277) Nebulae, Greg Erianne
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Horsehead (IC 434) and Flame (NGC 2024) Sh2-277) Nebulae

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The Horsehead Nebula glows very bright red in H-alpha and has a very prominent (and iconic) horse head shaped dark nebula (Barnard 33) carved out on one side.  The Flame Nebulae, a bright emission nebula, also has a dark nebula at its center. Both nebulae are contained in the star-forming region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and are illuminated by Alnitak, a triple star at the eastern end of Orion's Belt.The moon was smiling down at about 98% illumination for most of the 4-hour imaging session, so the dual narrowband filter did double duty for this imaging session. Askar 107PHQ Petzval Quadruplet (749mm fL) 
ASI2600MC Pro (OSC camera) 
ZWO AM5 mount with guiding via ASIAir Plus using an ASI178mm mini and a 60mm F4 guide scope
Antlia ALP-T Ha/OIII dual narrowband filter
240s x 48 [Total Exposure 3:12]; with dark, flat, and dark-flat frames 
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Horsehead (IC 434) and Flame (NGC 2024) Sh2-277) Nebulae, Greg Erianne