B 33 and NGC 2024 Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
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Author: Oscar Maseda
Date: 3 and 4 December 2024
Location: León (Spain), Bortle 6–7
Telescope: TS-Optics Photoline 80 APO Triplet
Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC
Filters: Askar Color Magic D1 and D2, Optolong L-QEF
Distance from Earth: 1,500 light-years
Possibly one of the most photographed and well-known regions of the sky, the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) and its companion, the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024), are part of the Orion molecular cloud complex.
The Horsehead is visible in silhouette due to its contrast against the emission nebula IC 434.
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