BEAUT Y NEAR THE BELT Terry Hancock & Walter Holloway Alnitak (below center), the easternmost star in Orion's Belt, anchors a rich region of nebulosity that features the broad glow of IC 434, with the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) silhouetted against it, and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) at bottom center. North is toward left. DETAILS: Takahashi FSQ-130ED astrograph and QHY367C CCD camera with hydrogen-alpha and LRGB filters (rendered in monochrome). Total exposure: 6.9 hours. sk yandtelescope.com * A PR I L 2 018 73http://www.skyandtelescope.com