
Horse Head and Flame Nebula: This overwhelming object, a combination of emission, reflection and dark nebulae, was photographed taking the largest possible field of view. It took nearly five hours of exposure to reveal also the faintest details of this grand panoramic view. The two bright stars are Alnilam(upper left corner) and Alnitak, two of the three belt stars of Orion.
Object |
Flame and Horse Head Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 0434 |
Constellation |
Orion |
Optics |
TMB 80 x 0.8 Tele Vue Reducer/Flattener |
Camera |
Hutech modified Canon EOS 30D |
Exposure |
40 x ISO 800-5min Astronomik UHC filter,19 x ISO 800-5min LPS filter |
Calibration |
Dark and Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro and LX 200 as Guide Scope |
Mount |
Piggyback on LX 200 and Equatorial Superwedge |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Neat Image, Photoshop. Color Coding: R(UHC), G(LPS), B(LPS) |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 18, 20 - Dec 2006 |
Remark |