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Telescope: Astro-Physics Ricardi-Honders Astrograph (RHA) | Designation: The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 B33 ) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer William Fleming. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of its shape which looks like a horse's head. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Orion |
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:Baader Guidescope & Astro-Physics Mount System, SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Nebula |
Exposure Data: 8 hours Ha | Position: R.A. 05 hr 41 min , Dec -02 273006' |
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: November 2015 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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