| Designation |
IC 434 & B33 "The Horsehead Nebula"
& NGC 2024 "The Flame Nebula"
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| Type | Dark Nebula (B33), Reflection & Emission Nebula (IC 434, NGC 2024, NGC 2023, IC 432 & IC 435 |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Coordinates | Telescope centered at RA '05 40 08' Dec '-02 22 53' |
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 2 light years from the "snout to back mane" |
| Distance | 1,600 light years |
| Dimensions | 6 x 4 & 30 x 30 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 90.6 x 131.3 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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The Horsehead nebula is a relatively small dark nebula comprised of mostly dust illuminated against the faint glow of emission nebula (excited hydrogen) IC 434. This whole region is part of the Orion molecular cloud, a rich star forming region, which also includes the Orion Nebula (M42) |
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The
Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) is a bright emission nebula which is aptly
named although it also reminds me of a Fall Maple Leaf.
The very bright
star left of center is Alnitak or Zeta Orionis, the third
"belt star" in the distinctive Orion constellation.
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS60C f/5.9 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 264 mm @ f/4.4 with Takahashi focal reducer |
| Guiding | Starlight Xpress SXV guidehead through 10" SCT @ f/3.3 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V3) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive
scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM) pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
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| Image Scale | 5.23 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25" Astronomik Type II Dichroic
IR blocking filter in Astronomik filter drawer - Ha
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| Exposures |
Total
exposure time: 270 minutes - Ha, SII, OIII all - 9 x 10
minutes unbinned. All Sigma combined.
Mapped SII-Ha-OIII
(RGB) & OIII-SII-Ha (RGB)
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| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL 4.5, Photoshop CS (8.0) |
| Location |
Chiefland Astronomy Village,
FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W
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| Date/Time | 10/29/05 04:41 - 09:09 UT |
