Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)

Image of the day 03/11/2020

Cederblad 51 in the Head of Orion, Steve Milne
Cederblad 51 in the Head of Orion
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Cederblad 51 in the Head of Orion

Image of the day 03/11/2020

Cederblad 51 in the Head of Orion, Steve Milne
Cederblad 51 in the Head of Orion
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Cederblad 51 in the Head of Orion

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Description

Cederblad is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is part of Sharpless 2-264, which is sometimes referred to as 'Orion's Head'.

Cederblad 51 was photographed between 5 December 2019 and 22 February 2020 from an imaging rig in Spain that is privately owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

Capture Details:

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106

Mount: 10 Micron GM 1000 HPS

Camera: QSI 683

Filters: Astrodon

Ha: 21 x 1200s

Lum: 39 x 600s

Red: 24 x 600s

Green: 24 x 600s

Blue: 24 x 600s

Total exposure - 25 hours and 30 minutes.

Data: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

Processing: Steve Milne

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