I have a C8 and had great luck with observing many DSO's such as the Orion Nebula, Cat's eye, blue snowball, little and big dumbbell nebula, and I was able to find the Comet Lemmon, but I haven't been able to find the ever elusive Horsehead Nebula. I heard I may need to purcha...
Horsehead Nebula, (catalog number IC 434), ionized-hydrogen region in the constellation Orion. The nebula consists of a cloud of ionized gas lit from within by young, hot stars; a dark cloud containing interstellar dust lies immediately in front. The dus