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Horsehead Nebula
Object
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Type |
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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Image
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Date |
2007-10-09 |
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Place |
Okie-Tex Star Party |
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Exposure Data |
HaCRGB 60:110:60:60:80 min @ -15C |
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Ha 6x10, Clear 11x10, R 6x10, G 6x10, B 8x10 min |
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Notes |
All filters binned 1x1 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi TOA-150 |
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Focal Length |
1100 mm @f/7.3 |
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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 |
TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot3, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 07/28/2023 |