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Horsehead Nebula Feb 20, 2024 460 views3000×38004.14 MB
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Horsehead Nebula

Johnny Qiu

Remote observatory

Ori

5h 41m 8s · -2° 27′ 2″

0.30°

0.45″/px

-90.38°N

Integration

Lum/Clear	65×300″	5h 25′	6 days	38%
R	34×300″	2h 50′	6 days	34%
G	30×300″	2h 30′	7 days	30%
B	23×300″	1h 55′	6 days	34%
Hα	63×300″	5h 15′	6 days	85%
Totals		17h 55′	17 days	44%

Lum/Clear	65×300″=5h 25′
6 days	38%

R	34×300″=2h 50′
6 days	34%

G	30×300″=2h 30′
7 days	30%

B	23×300″=1h 55′
6 days	34%

Hα	63×300″=5h 15′
6 days	85%

Totals	17h 55′
17 days	44%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	Planewave CDK20 (f/6.8 version)
Camera	QHYCCD QHY600PH M
Mount	Planewave L-500
Filters	Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 50 mm Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 50 mm Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum 50 mm Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 50 mm Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 50 mm
Software	Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Guiding equipment

Guiding camera	QHYCCD QHY5III174 M

Objects

Flame Nebula Horsehead nebula IC 434 LBN 953 LBN 954 Sh2-277 B33 Orion B

Description

The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) is located in the constellation Orion, 1,500 light-years away from the Earth. It is called the Horsehead Nebula because its shape closely resembles the silhouette of a horse's head. The red part behind the nebula is produced by hydrogen ionized by the nearby Sigma Orionis, while the dark part consists of thick dark nebulae.

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Horsehead Nebula Feb 20, 2024 460 views3000×38004.14 MB Top Pick

Horsehead Nebula Feb 20, 2024 460 views3000×38004.14 MB
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