Michael A. Stecker
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Orion's Horsehead
The Horsehead Nebula is the small dark Nebula (Barnard-33) located at the center of this image. 
It is surrounded by the red emission nebula IC434.  The bright star at the left is Zeta Orionis the first (western) star in Orion's belt. 
Just below it is the tan colored NGC2024 (sometimes called the Flame Nebula or "tank-tracks").

Photographic Data
Telescope:
Astro-Physics 155 mm f/7 EDF refractor
Film:
non-hypered Kodak Pro 400 PPF
Exposures: Three 50-minutes, stacked

Photographed from: Mt. Pinos, California at 8300 feet