Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
01 Dec 2022
NGC2023 & IC434
In the constellation Orion, the Horsehead nebula (B33), is a cold dark cloud of dust and gas. It is silhouetted against IC434, a bright nebula and star forming region. To the lower left is NGC2023, a star forming and emission nebula. Data from the observation bundle.
Dataset from which the image was processed
B33
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 85.37133 Dec -2.32686
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................04 Dec 2021 - 20 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 760 | 3h10m | 15 |
| Red | 557 | 2h10m | 14 |
| Green | 557 | 2h10m | 14 |
| Blue | 514 | 2h | 14 |