IC434

Horsehead Nebula

IC434

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Object Info

Type

Dark Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 12, 2005

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 10x15 (bin 1x1)

Notes

This mosaic consists of 2 frames. The times are for each frame.

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop