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Observation by Alun Halsey: Horsehead and Flame

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2016 Nov 05 - 01:15

Uploaded

2016 Nov 09 - 00:53

Objects

The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05h41m
Dec: -02°17'
Position angle: -98°39'

Field size

1°11' × 0°47'

Equipment
  • Esprit 150 ED Apo Triplet (f7)
  • Canon 1000D (IR filter removed)
  • 2" UHC filter
  • EQ6 Pro mount
  • QHY5L-II,60mm refractor and PHD2
Exposure

5 minutes exposure at ISO 1600

Location

Berkshire Uk

Target name

Horsehead Nebula

Title

Horsehead and Flame

About this image

Captured 10 subframes at 5 minutes exposure each,stacked and darkframe calibrated in Deepskystacker and processed using Photoshop.

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