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Horsehead and Flame Nebula
Object
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Dark Nebula and Diffuse Nebula |
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Constellation |
Orion |
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Distance |
1,375 light years |
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Magnitude |
6.8 |
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Size |
8 x 6 arc-min |
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Notes |
The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula (Barnard 33) obscuring the brighter diffuse nebula IC434 |
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Also visible in this image is bright reflection nebula NGC 2023 (to the lower left of the Horsehead) |
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and the Flame Nebula NGC 2024 on the lower right of the image |
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Image
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Date |
2011-09-26 (OTSP), 2014-10-26 (CRO) |
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Place |
Okie-Tex Star Party, Cheddar Ranch Observatory |
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Exposure Data |
HaRGB 450:90:90:90 mins @ -15C |
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Ha 9x30 and 12x15, R 18x5, G 18x5, B 18x5 min |
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Notes |
All filters binned 1x1, created pseudo luminance frame from RGB |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106N |
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Focal Length |
530 mm @f/5.0 |
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Mount |
Takahashi NJP |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB, Ha |
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Software |
TheSkyX, FocusMax5, CCDAutopilot5, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 07/28/2023 |