Barnard 33 / IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula - telescope processed image. It isn't a glowing cloud but a dark nebula of cold gas and dust, visible only because it silhouettes against the bright red emission of IC 434.

Barnard 33 / IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula - unprocessed image. Hidden within its dense, dark "mane" are newborn stars currently forming, detectable only by infrared telescopes that can peer through the dust.

Here is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of #Barnard33 / #IC434 #TheHorseheadNebula. Above you can see #NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula making a guest appearance. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula - telescope processed image. Located in Orion, this nebula is a massive star-forming region. Its glow comes from hydrogen atoms being ionized by the intense radiation of nearby hot, young stars.

NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula - unprocessed image. The dark "trunk" in the center is actually a dense cloud of dust that hides a massive, bright star cluster from view, which is only visible through infrared telescopes.

Had the s50 and Dwarf Mini doing some overnight observation before it was time to look at the lunar eclipse. Here is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of #NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula. Tried 60 second exposures on this observation. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 2024 Flame Nebula - telescope processed image. It glows as ultraviolet light from nearby stars ionizes hydrogen gas; dark dust lanes across the center create its "flickering" flame look.

NGC 2024 Flame Nebula - unprocessed image. Infrared views reveal a cluster of hundreds of very young stars, some only 200,000 years old, buried deep within the nebula’s core.

Next up decided to give the Odyssey Pro its turn to view #NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula / IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula - telescope processed image. The "flame" is actually glowing hydrogen gas ionized by a hidden cluster of young stars; the bright star Alnitak appears close to it but is not actually responsible for its glow.

NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula / IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula - unprocessed image. The famous horsehead shape is a cold, dark cloud of dust (Barnard 33) seen in silhouette against the bright, reddish-pink emission of the background nebula, IC 434.

Good Friday afternoon I have been busy this morning and not able to post last night’s observations from the s50. First went to do a fresh image of #NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula / #IC434 #TheHorseheadNebula. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

Couldn’t fit the major objects in the previous post.

#NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula
#Alnitak Named Star
#IC434 #TheHorseheadNebula
#σ-Ori Named Star
#NGC1981 Open Cluster
#Sh2-279 #TheRunningManNebula
#M43 #TheGreatNebulainOrion
#M42 #DeMariansNebula
#NGC1980 Open Cluster

NGC 2024 - The Flame Nebula - telescope processed image. A brilliant emission nebula in Orion, glowing red from ionized hydrogen gas near the star Alnitak in the Belt, with dark dust creating its "flame" look. L

NGC 2024 - The Flame Nebula - unprocessed image. The youngest stars in the core are only approximately 200,000 years old, making them much younger than the approximately 1.5 million-year-old stars on its edge.

When back to #NGC2024 - #TheFlameNebula with the Odyssey Pro. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur