2007-12-09, Hα
Image data
| Photographer: | Jürgen Stöger |
| Optics: | Intes Micro MN76 (main) Scopos ED66 (guide) |
| Mount: | Fornax 51 |
| Cameras: | Atik 16HR (main) Starlight SXV-M7 (guide) |
| Exposure: | Hα=60 minutes |
| Conditions: | n/a |
| Moon: | Full moon |
| Location: | Katzelsdorf an der Leitha, Austria |
| Date: | 9 December 2007 |
| Remarks: | – |
B33 Object information
RA: 5h40.9m
Dec: -7° 27.5′
Size: 8×6′
Distance: 1500 light years
Dec: -7° 27.5′
Size: 8×6′
Distance: 1500 light years
Barnard 33, also called the Horsehead Nebula, a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming on photographic plate B2312 taken at the Harvard College Observatory.