Observation by Alan Thomas: IC 434 & the Horsehead Nebula

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2024 Jan 31 - 22:59

Uploaded

2024 Feb 19 - 15:47

Objects

IC434
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h40^m
Dec: -02°26'
Position angle: -91°02'

Field size

0°35' × 0°35'

Equipment

42cm CDK17 corrected Dall-Kirkham f/6.8
ProLine KAF-09000 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount
SHO filter

Exposure

2min.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

IC 434 & the Horsehead Nebula

Title

IC 434 & the Horsehead Nebula

About this image

A COAST image of the always slightly bizarre Horsehead Nebula silhouetted against the emission nebula IC 434.

Files associated with this observation

IC434 Horsehead COAST v3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (1.0 MB)

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Graham Winstanley, Simon Paul Davis, Mike Foylan, Nicholas Freeman, Mike Foulkes

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