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Horsehead B33 The Horsehead Nebula, a part of the optical nebula IC434 and also known as Barnard 33, was first recorded in 1888 on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory. The Horsehead nebula is impossible to see from Hayes through the C8, but the CCD camera cuts through the light pollution to reveal this gem. I was surprised by how big the object appears remembering that B33 is about 1600 light-years. Link-words: Nebula

Horsehead B33

The Horsehead Nebula, a part of the optical nebula IC434 and also known as Barnard 33, was first recorded in 1888 on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory. The Horsehead nebula is impossible to see from Hayes through the C8, but the CCD camera cuts through the light pollution to reveal this gem. I was surprised by how big the object appears remembering that B33 is about 1600 light-years.

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Filename:HorseHead_d.png
Album name:Whitters / Nebulae
Rating (1 votes):44444
Link-words:Nebula
Image date, time and location:5th Dec 2002
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:Twenty-Four 15 second exposure at the prime focus of a Celestron C8 operating at f10. using a Starlight Xpress MX916 camera.. Next time I will try to capture more photons.
Filesize:48 KiB
Date added:Jul 20, 2003
Dimensions:364 x 266 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-76-_Horsehead_B33_.html
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