The Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33 in emission nebula IC 434)

Image copyright: Leslie Rose

As December begins, Orion returns to the evening Sky.  Leslie Rose captured this image of the Horsehead Nebula in Orion (and a few other familiar objects as well).

Image taken at last weekends Southern Star party near Bonnievale.

Setup Details
Imaging Scope: Celestron Nexstar C8
Mount: Celestron CGEM
Camera: Atik 8300 mono CCD
Filters: Astrodon LRGB E-series

Image Details
Total exposure time: 4,2 Hours
made up out of 2 hours of Luminance and 2.2 hours of colour