Observation by Paul Downing: Horsehead and NGC 2023 by Paul Downing

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Observer

Paul Downing

Observed

2013 Dec 14 - 07:26

Uploaded

2013 Dec 14 - 07:26

Objects

The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)
NGC2023

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h41^m
Dec: -02°24'
Position angle: -89°00'

Field size

0°24' × 0°18'

Target name

Horsehead nebula

Title

Horsehead and NGC 2023 by Paul Downing

About this image

As Orion rises ever higher in our night skies this image of the region around Barnard 33 was taken using a 12.5 inch PlaneWave telescope and QSI 683 CCD camera. Exposure for this LRGB image was 50 minutes for the luminance and 40 minutes for the colours.

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