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Photographer:

Joshua Rhoades

Location of Photo:

Elkhart, Illinois

Date/Time of photo:

January 18, 2018

Equipment:

Canon T3i (LPF2 mod) with Astronomik UHC Filter; Canon 6D; Stellarvue SV80A with 0.8x FF/FR; Celestron Advanced VX (guided)

Description:

The Horsehead nebula is dark nebula composed of interstellar dust that blocks starlight as well as the ionized gasses which comprise IC434 (the bright red emission nebula that is the backdrop of the Horsehead Nebula). The Flame Nebula on the left is a reflection nebula that is lit by nearby Alnitak (one of Orion's three belt stars).

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