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Horsehead Nebula
The
Horsehead Nebula
(also known as
Barnard 33
) is a small
dark nebula
in the constellation
Orion
.
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The nebula is located just to the south of
Alnitak
, the easternmost star of
Orion’s Belt
, and is part of the much larger
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
.
Planewave CDK17 F4.5, ZWO ASI2600MC Duo, Paramount MEII mount with absolute encoders. Unguided 5 hour image At Desert Astro Observatory in Sierra Vista Dark skies. 2/2/2025