Horse Head Nebula
Horse Head Nebula: The famous nebula was photographed for this image by putting a narrow-band filter in front of the camera, thus letting pass only the light from the Hydrogen Ha emission line.By this and also using a longer focal length more fine details can be observed.
Object |
Horse Head Nebula |
|---|---|
Catagory |
H-alpha Images |
Designation |
IC 0434 |
Constellation |
Orion |
Optics |
Meade LX 200 GPS 10 inch f/10 x 0.5 Giant Easy Guider |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
21 x 5min Astronomik Ha filter, capturing with Maxim DL |
Calibration |
no |
|---|---|
Guiding |
TMB 80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Equatorial Superwedge |
Processing |
Images Plus, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 10 Nov 2007 |
Remark |
