- 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 been sent 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 Credit: Universe Guide
Telescope: Explorer Scientific 127mm CF APO Refractor f/7.5
Mount IOptron CEM40
Camera ZWO1600MM
ZWO EFW
35 X 240 Second Exposures w/ ZWO Ha Filter (7nm) Gain 139 Offset 21
36 X 60 Second Exposures w/ ZWO Green Filter Gain 100 Offset 21
35 X 240 Second Exposures w/ Celestron OIII Filter (8.5nm) Gain 139 Offset 21
Total Exposure Time: 5 Hours 16 Minutes (HaGO)
Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker
Processed with Astra Image
Photo taken from Seven Lakes, NC Bortle 4.5
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