Observation by Alun Halsey: IC 434 the Horse Head Nebula

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Nov 13 - 02:13

Uploaded

2026 Nov 13 - 19:40

Objects

IC434

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h40^m
Dec: -02°26'
Position angle: -104°38'

Field size

1°28' × 1°27'

Equipment

Evostar 72ED f/7 refractor
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) one shot colour
Sightron LPS-C1 light pollution filter
Ioptron CEM70

Exposure

14 subframes @ 180 seconds each

Location

Reading Berkshire Uk

Target name

IC 434

Title

IC 434 the Horse Head Nebula

About this image

Subframes stacked on the fly in Sharpcap Pro, processed in AstroWizard. No autoguiding no dark frame subtraction.

Files associated with this observation

Horse Head Nebula.jpg (313.7 kB)

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