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31st October 2014
HORSEHEAD
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) 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 largerOrion Cloud Molecular Complex.
The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth.
Telescope: SW200p
Guide Scope: SW ST80 with Orion
Mount: NEQ6 Pro
Camera: Modified Canon 550d
Lights, Darks, Bias 4 x 600sec iso1600
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