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The Horsehead Nebula in Orion

The Horsehead Nebula in Orion


This image of the Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) was submitted by Pelayo Fernández Lobón, a member of the team from vendor Asturfeito that is installing the Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) in the summit facility building for the Rubin Observatory now under construction.

This nebula is part of the Orion Molecular Cloud, located about 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Orion.

Technical details: The picture was taken using a 80 mm f6 apochromatic refractor and a dedicated 20 megapixels color astro-camera, refrigerated at -10ºC. Total integration time: 2.7 hours (80 subs x 120 seconds each). The radius of the field of view is 1,14 degrees, pixel scale 1.275 arc seconds / pixel. Equatorial mount + Guiding.


Credit: Pelayo Fernández Lobón/Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA

Release Date: March 24, 2020


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