The Horsehead Nebula also known as Barnard 33 in emission nebula is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star Altinak  which is furthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of the shape of its swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which is similar to that of a horse's head when viewed from Earth.

Location / Date

Mt Parnon / 15/11/2009

Telescope

Mount

Sky Watcher EQ6 Pro

Camera

QHY9 KAF 8300 mono CCD, Temp -25 C

Filters / Exposures

Ha 12x900 sec  bin 2x , RGB 6x300 sec bin 2x per eatch filter

Total Exposure Time

3,5 hours

Software

EZ Cap, CCD Stack, Photoshop CS3