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The Flame and the Horsehead

A very popular area of the Orion Belt. Including the dark Horsehead nebula (Barnard33) and the bright abd big Flame Nebula (NGC 2024).

 

The Star on the top-left corner is the Alnilam, the middle star of the Orion Belt surrounded by the NGC 1990 nebula. Above the Flame Nebula is Alnitak.

 

Canon 60Da, 400mm F5.6 lens. Astrotrac Mount.

42 subs of 1 minute each.

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Uploaded on January 11, 2013
Taken on January 10, 2013