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Messier Number:
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NGC Number:
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Common Name:
The Horsehead Nebula
Constellation:
Orion
Distance from Earth:
1500 light years
Visual Magnitude:
12
Size:
8' × 6'
Rate:
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Description:
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 in bright nebula IC
434) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just
below Alnitak, the star furthest left on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much
larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It is approximately 1500 light years from
Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of the shape of its
swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which is similar to that of a horse's
head. (Wikipedia)
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Date Taken:
22 December 2008
Location:
Italy - Passo Brocon (Trento)
Weather:
Temp = -1°C
Equipment:
Skywatcher HEq5 Pro
Skywatcher ED80
Images aquired with:
Canon 350D unfiltred
Exposure Specs:
Lights:
9x180 sec @ 800ISO
Darks:
10x180 sec @ 800ISO
Flats:
-
Offsets: 46
Total
Exposure: 27min
Processed with:
Deepskystacker
Adobe Photoshop CS 2
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