Horsehead Nebula – B33

This was imaged over the new years eve under -10 degree temperatures.  The famous Horsehead and Flame nebula are estimated at 1,300-1,500 light years away and is light that left while King Arthur would have lived.  This dense dust cloud lives on the left of Orion’s belt, first recorded in 1888, but some believe was known to be observed before this.

The true horsehead is heavy concentrated dust and actually blocking the view of the interstellar clouds behind.  It creates a pretty cool view from our angle.  Small stars are forming in this dense horsehead, slowly eating away at its dense Hydrogen.