Jim Burnell's CCD Images - The Horsehead Nebula Clicking on an image will display a high-resolution view.

 

Object: Barnard 33	The Horsehead Nebula - Dark Nebula	Const.: Orion
Camera: SXV-H9	Scope: TeleVue NP-101	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 8x4m:4x4m:4x4m:4x4m	TeleVue 0.8x Focal Reducer
The Horsehead Nebula region in Orion. This color image is a stack of 8 four minute exposures using a 4" f/5.4 TeleVue NP-101 refractor equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer. Each color channel is a stack of 4 four minute exposures. The images were calibrated, stacked and automatically color balanced using AIP4WIN. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 1368x1022.

 

Object: B33	The Horsehead Nebula	Const.: Orion
Camera: HX-916	Scope: AP130	Mount: AP1200GTO
Filter(s): L:R:G:B	Exposure: 60x60s:16x60s:16x60s:16x60s	Color channels binned 2x2
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is an oft-photographed dark nebula in Orion. This color image is a stack of 60 one minute exposures using a 5" f/6 refractor. Each color channel is a stack of 16 one minute exposures using 2x2 binning. The luminance image was calibrated, stacked and Gaussian histogram shaped. The color channels were G2V balanced and combined, all performed using AIP4WIN. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 936x1170.

 

Object: B33	The Horsehead Nebula	Const.: Orion
Camera: HX-916	Scope: AP130	Mount: AP1200GTO
Filter(s): IR block	Exposure: 60x60s	blank
B33 - The Horsehead Nebula in Orion. This image is the luminance channel for the color image above. It is a stack of 60 one minute exposures using a 5" f/6 refractor. The image was calibrated, stacked and Gaussian histogram shaped using AIP4WIN. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 966x1292.