Michael A. Stecker
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Horsehead Nebula (B33) in Orion -- cropped
This is a crop of the photo below.
The dark Horsehead Nebula (Bernard 33)
is adjacent to the most eastern star, Zeta Orionis, in the belt of the Orion constellation.  This is a joint collaboration of James Foster of Frazier Park California and Michael Stecker of Los Angeles. A Sky-Watcher 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian, telescope was used at Frazier Park.
file: HorseheadJRF-10Newt115minHL_HR_G_B3B-9262023-a3-cr1a.jpg

Photographic Data
telescope:
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector
Focal Length: 1,000 mm
 
mount:
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO

imaging camera:
ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color astro-camera.

exposure:
300 sec X 23 (115 minutes)

guiding:
SVBony 60 mm f/4 guide scope (FL= 240 mm) with ZWO ASI120MM Mini guide camera
 
processing
Aquired and stacked by James Foster with Maxim DL.  Post-processed and cropped in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker.
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photographic site:
James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation)
 
 
 

Horsehead and Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)
This the original field of view of the photo above.
The Horsehad Nebula (Bernard 33) and tan colored  NGC 2024 or "Flame Nebula" are
adjacent to the most eastern star in Orion
's belt -- Zeta Orionis, aka: Alnitak,  This is a joint collaboration of James Foster of Frazier Park California and Michael Stecker of Los Angeles. A Sky-Watcher 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian, telescope was used at Frazier Park.
file: HorseheadJRF-10Newt115minHL_HR_G_B3B-9262023-a2a.jpg