Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), the Flame Nebula, Barnard 33 and nebula IC 434 | The Horsehead Nebula region

Nebulae in the constellation Orion; click here for a higher-resolution version of the wide-field image above . Below, a close-up of the Horsehead and the nebula NGC 2023 (to its lower-left).

11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm and 1960mm focal length; astro-modified DSLR camera.