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Community photo entitled Horse Head Nebula by Scott Smith on 02/09/2026 at Palmetto, Florida USA

Horse Head Nebula

On 02/09/2026 09:00 pm by Scott Smith | Palmetto, Florida USA

3 for 1 in a single image.
This photo was taken over 3 evenings, from my suburban backyard, allowing me to get 4 hours of data, using the ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope.

The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 or B33) is a small dark nebula located about 1,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt.

IC 434 is a bright, thin, and elongated emission nebula in the constellation Orion, famous for serving as the, glowing red backdrop that highlights the silhouette of the Horsehead Nebula . This ionized hydrogen cloud is illuminated by the nearby star Sigma Orionis. 

The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion.
The Flame Nebula contains a young cluster of stars. The dense gas and dust in the foreground of the nebula heavily obscures the star cluster inside the nebula.

ZWO Seestar S50