The nebula lies north of the variable star AE Aurigae.
This image is a composite of 30 60sec exposures added
together.
IC434
Horsehead Nebula
AP7 Image
IC434
Horsehead Nebula
IC1546; NGC80; NGC83; NGC91; NGC93
KX260 Image
AP7 Image
In the KX260 image, the five major galaxies pictured are
from left to right: NGC93, NGC91, IC1546 (near the top
of the picture), NGC83 (near 3 bright stars), and NGC80
(near the right edge of the picture). This image is a
composite of twenty 60sec exposures added together.
The AP7 image is a composite of ten one-minute exposures
combined by median addition.