Barnard 33 the Horsehead nebula
12/17, 12/18 and 12/22, 2011 and 1/2, 1/3 2012
Emission, reflection and dark nebula ~1,344 light years from Earth located in the Orion constellation.
Ocala, FL
RGB data: combination of 2 minute and 4 minute exposure stacked in DSS for a total of 5 hours and 2 min
PS CS5
RegiStar
Orion 80mm EON
Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG
Canon T1i
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
Atronomik 6nm Ha clip filter for Canon EOS
Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) Filter
Portions of this image has data from the Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien which was used to add more detail to the Horsehead.***3 hours of Ha data added on November 4 and 5, 2012 using Baader 6nm Ha filter and QSI 683 wsClick here to see prior image of this nebula**This image was featured in Space.com (image 35 of 48) "
Amazing Night Sky Photos by Stargazers (May 2013)" as well as FStoppers.com "
Flickr Spotlight: Astrophotography Can Show You Places You Can Only Dream Of".
