Nebula · Orion
Horsehead Nebula
Barnard 33 / IC 434
The dark Horsehead silhouette set against glowing hydrogen gas beside the Flame Nebula region.
- Type
- Nebula
- Catalog
- Barnard 33 / IC 434
- Region
- Orion
- Captured
- January 31, 2024
- Image size
- 4266 x 3200
- RA
- 85.2595°
- Dec
- -2.2786°
- FOV
- 3.0637 x 2.2976°
- Rotation
- 76.5°
- Optics
- William Optics RedCat 61
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Mount
- ZWO AM5
- Filters
- l-eNhance
- Sub-exposures
- 496 x 180s
- Integration
- 24h 48m
- Sky
- Florida Bortle 6
- Software
- PixInsight
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What to look for
Look for the dark horse-head silhouette cut into the glowing IC 434 hydrogen field, with the Flame region nearby in the wider composition.
Capture lesson: The capture challenge is holding the dark silhouette against the much brighter surrounding hydrogen emission.
Context source: Gallery acquisition record + Orion nebulae notesCapture recipe
How this frame was made
William Optics RedCat 61 · ZWO ASI2600MC Pro · ZWO AM5 · Filters: l-eNhance · 496 x 180s subs · 24h 48m integration
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Horsehead Nebula
Apparent scale
The recorded frame is about 6.1 full-Moon widths across its long edge.
Calculation note: recorded FOV ÷ 0.5° apparent full-Moon diameter. This describes the captured field, not the physical size or distance of the object.