- The Horsehead Nebula IC-434 Barnard 33
- IC 434 is a Bright Emission Nebula in the constellation of Orion.
- IC 434's distance from Earth is 1,500.00 light years away in the constellation of Orion.
- It is referred to as IC434 which is short for Index Catalogue number 434. The Index Catalogue is an update to the earlier NGC catalogue.
- It can't be seen with the naked eye, it requires a 7x50 binoculars at a minimum to be able to see it, visual magnitude +7.3.
- IC 434 was discovered in 1786 by Sir William Herschel.
Information Credits:
WikipediaTelescope: Meade 6000 80mm APO Refractor f/6.0
Meade X0.8 Reducer f/4.8 385mm Focal Length
Mount IOptron CEM40
Camera ZWOASI6200MC-Pro Temp -10C, Binning 1 x 1, Gain 100 Offset 50
ZWO EFW
61 X 240 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Extreme Filter (6nm)
20 X 300 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Extreme Filter (6nm)
30 Flats
30 Dark Frames
Total Integration Time: 5 Hours 44 Minutes
Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor
Guiding PHD2
Processed with Astra Image
Photo taken from Seven Lakes, NC Bortle 4.5
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