30.01.2006 - Ebenwaldhöhe

The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is a small, dark nebula silhouetted against the very faint glow of IC 434, a narrow reef of very tenuous nebulosity extending a degree south of Zeta Orionis, a 1.8m star. NGC2024, also an emission nebula, lies immediately east of Zeta Orionis The overall shape of NGC 2024 suggest a maple leaf..

EPSILON 160 f/3.3 , Starlight SXV-M25, 60min RGB + 60min Ha

Emission Nebulae
Size: 60' x 10'
Constellation: Orion
Distance: 1500 light years
RA: 5h 41m
Dec: -02° 24'