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Astrophotography Volkssterrenwacht A Pien
23 Apr 2023
HORSEHEAD NEBULA WIDEFIELD
The Horsehead Nebula is a cloud of dark material blocking the light of the red emission nebula IC 434. The Horsehead Nebula is also known as Barnard 33 (B33), the 33rd entry in E.E. Barnard’s catalogue of dark nebulae. It’s about 1,500 lightyears away.
Dataset from which the image was processed
B33
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 85.24583 Dec -2.45833
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................09 Feb 2021 - 09 Feb 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 180 | 12m | 4 |
| Red | 180 | 12m | 4 |
| Green | 240 | 12m | 3 |
| Blue | 240 | 12m | 3 |
| Halpha | 60 | 3m | 3 |