🌌 Object Information

• Name/Designation: Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

• Object Type: Dark Nebula

• Constellation: Orion

• Distance from Earth: ~1,375 light-years

• Apparent Magnitude: ~6.8

• Angular Size: ~8 arcminutes

📅 Imaging Info

• Date: January 20, February 11 & 13, 2023

• Location: Athens, Greece

• Frames: 299 × 60″ exposures (4h 59m)

• Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C

• Bortle Scale: 8/9 (City sky)

🔭 Equipment & Guiding

• Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

• Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

• Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro

• Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme 1.25″

• Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector

• Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope

• Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

🛠️ Software

• Astro Photography Tool (APT)

• Sharpcap

• PHD2 Guiding

• Adobe Photoshop

• Siril