IC434

Horsehead Nebula

IC434

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Object Info

Type

Dark Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 24, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 15x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FS-60C Refractor

Focal Length

285mm @f/4.7

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop