IC 434(horsehead Nebula) and NGC 2023

This is a hybrid image from 2 different telescopes in Chile

Explanation Via APOD: Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lower left.

IC 434 and NGC 2023: Data from El Sauce, Chile 17” Planewave CDK from Martin Pugh’s online telescope.

LRGBHA - Lum 280, Red 260, G 140, B 200, HA 420 = 22 hours

NGC 2023: Data from SSRO, Cito, Chile, Telescope: 16" RCOS, FLI 16803, Planewave 200HR,

Red Data: 7 Hours