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Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in H-Alpha, Terry Hancock

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in H-Alpha

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in H-Alpha, Terry Hancock

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in H-Alpha

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Captured on the 23rd December. The Dark Nebula known as The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) against the bright background of the Nebula known as IC434 and in the lower left is The Flame Nebula designated as NGC 2024, fortunately using the H-Alpha filter it is little efffected by the otherwise disturbing half moon which was in fairly close proximity when this was shot.

Total Exposure time 4 hours

Location: Downunder Observatory, Fremont MI

Exposure: H-Alpha 3nm 8 x 30 min binned 1x1

Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD cooled to -30C www.astrofactors.com

Optics: Thomas M. Back TMB 92SS F5.5 APO Refractor

Mount: Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000)

Image Aquisition Maxim DL

Stacking and Calibrating: CCDStack

Registration of images in Registar

Post Processing Photoshop CS5

Clear Skies

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Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in H-Alpha, Terry Hancock