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Observation by Alun Halsey: Nebulosity region of B33 and M42

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2022 Feb 27 - 20:17

Uploaded

2022 Mar 01 - 11:15

Objects

IC434
The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05h37m
Dec: -04°10'
Position angle: -102°12'

Field size

7°21' × 5°37'

Equipment
  • Canon 135mm f/2 prime lens (stopped down to f/2.8)
  • SX Trius Pro 694 mono ccd with Baader 7nm Ha filter
  • 50mm finder and ASI462 for guiding
  • CEM60
Exposure

Ten minute exposures

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Horsehead Nebula

Title

Nebulosity region of B33 and M42

About this image

Two pane mosaic spanning the area between the Horsehead nebula and M42 consisting of 12-18 subframes of 10 minutes each,stacked in Deepskystacker (20 darks subtracted),mosaic stitched using Microsoft ICE and processed in Photoshop CS2 using Annie's Actions and Astronomy Tools actions.

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