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Image of the day 10/28/2021

    Horsehead and a Flame, IC 434 & NGC 2024, 



    
        

            Wissam Ayoub
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    Horsehead and a Flame, IC 434 & NGC 2024

    Image of the day 10/28/2021

      Horsehead and a Flame, IC 434 & NGC 2024, 



    
        

            Wissam Ayoub
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      Horsehead and a Flame, IC 434 & NGC 2024

      Acquisition details

      RA center: 05h41m15s.629

      DEC center: -02°1602.14

      Pixel scale: 0.706 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: -93.429 degrees

      Field radius: 0.983 degrees

      WCS transformation: thin plate spline

      More info:Open 

      Resolution: 8288x5644

      File size: 11.6 MB

      Locations: UAE desert, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

      Data source: Traveller

      Description

      Update:
      I am honored this image is featured today 3 Nov 2021 as APOD:
      https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211103.html




      A re-process of my data of Jan. 3 and 4, 2021.
      Frames:
      Chroma 3nm Ha: 12x600" ( 2h ) (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1.
      Chroma 3nm OIII: 15x600" ( 2h 30' ) (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1.
      Chroma 3nm SII: 8x600" ( 1h 20' ) (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1.
      Total integration: 5h 50'

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      Horsehead and a Flame, IC 434 & NGC 2024, 



    
        

            Wissam Ayoub

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