IC434

Horsehead Nebula

IC434

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Object Info

Type

Dark Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 14, 2009

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15, R 10x5, G 10x5, B 10x5 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 3nm Ha, Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop