Object: Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) in Orion
Light-years: 1,200 Magnitude: ~ 20.0 Size: 6' x 4'
Date/Time: 1/7/05 @ 9:29 CST
Comments: best known and most memorable of the dark nebulae, 1 light-year across, silhouetted against thin emission nebula IC 434.
Exposure: HX916 - 90 secs (3 x 30secs), broadband filter

Object: Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) in Orion
Light-years: 1,200 Magnitude: ~ 20.0 Size: 6' x 4'
Date/Time: 12/12/98 @ 10:48 CST
Comments: dark nebula cloud of cold hydrogen gas
Exposure: 21 mins (14 x 90sec), broadband filter