Visual of Barnard 33 (Horsehead) as it can appear

[Tim]

Thought it might be useful for a few to get an idea of what the Horsehead nebula can look like in a telescope with reasonable aperture.

Hopefully the attached picture will display effectively.

This was pretty much how it appeared to me on an average night, using 18 inch f4.5 dob and Astronomik Hb filter.

I use the pair of stars immediately in front of the horsehead to locate it definitively, as these show up quite well in the eyepiece, and then just concentrate on that spot until the dark notch becomes obvious.

Cheers

[hobsey]

Not that I will ever get the chance to see it, I always wondered what it would look through a scope.

Thanks for posting.

[MarsG76]

Mate, I hope to, one day soon (perhaps this season), see something like this in my eyepiece...

[Tim]

Although slightly underwhelming, viewing B33 for the first time remains one of my favourite views. 

[John]

Wow !

Thats a lot more distinct than I when I saw it with my 12" dob at the weekend

Then again I was pretty chuffed to see it at all from my semi-urban back yard

 

[Tim]

Mileage might vary depending on viewing method. Just had a look on my tablet screen and I can barely see it in the image above!

John, I think you are in a real minority, having seen it in a 12", and under LP skies too, I don't think there are many of us that can match that

[Dave In Vermont]

A novel way to see the HH - B33 when most of us ever see this posted, it's done up through RGB-filters in glorious colours. Which can set people up for a great disappointment when they head for their telescopes.

Great idea!

Dave

[AKB]

21 minutes ago, Tim said:

Just had a look on my tablet screen and I can barely see it in the image above!

Same here. In fact, I couldn’t see it at all until I jiggled the image a little by scrolling up and down a tiny bit... exactly the equivalent of tapping the 'scope lightly when observing.  

So, all in all, very realistic!

[Moonshane]

on my screen it's very obvious when you look at an angle but not very obvious at all straight on. Thanks for the pic, it's a great help I reckon. Maybe I'll have a go next time the moon's out the way with the 16"

[swamp thing]

That's not bad at all Tim  

 

[John]

I'm viewing on a different PC today and Tim's pic looks much less distinct and more like the views that I had. Must have my other screen contrast turned right up - I could see the horseys blinkers with that one !

What the image also demonstrates is the scale of the HH neb. It's larger that you might think, overall. The field of view is about what I was getting with the 24mm Panoptic in my 12" F/5.3 dob. Alnitak well out of the way !

 

[Stu]

Thanks Tim, great image. I've attempted a few 'simulated views' myself, not easy.

What is clear from this is why it is so difficult to the snout of the horse, you must need pretty spectacular conditions for that.

[Mark at Beaufort]

That is a very useful photo Tim and I was lucky to see the HH at Lucksall for a few years back using a 16" Flextube, 19mm Panoptic and an Astronomik HB filter.

I used this diagram to get an idea of size and position. However, your photo gives a better idea of what to expect.

[Dave In Vermont]

I can see it fine on my machine. Have you tried 'averted-vision?' I've found it works on pictures, too.

D.

[Tim]

7 hours ago, John said:

What the image also demonstrates is the scale of the HH neb. It's larger that you might think, overall. The field of view is about what I was getting with the 24mm Panoptic in my 12" F/5.3 dob. Alnitak well out of the way !

I found that in the 21mm ethos on my 18" f4, with Alnitak in the view it was almost impossible to pick out the notch of the horsey.

[estwing]

Great post Tim...just like I saw in my 18"

[Littleguy80]

Brilliant picture. With all the recent posts on the HH, I was curious what it looked like through a scope. Well outside the range of my little scope but maybe one day I’ll upgrade to something that will give me a shot at it!