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Horsehead / Flame Nebula

Classification: Emission Nebula / IC434 / Dark Nebula B33 / LDN1630
Constellation: Orion (ORI)
Object Location: Ra 05h 41m 45s Dec -02° 26’15” (current)
Size & Distance: 60 x 60 Apx 1500 light years

Date & Location: 11-25-2011 Little Blair Valley, CA
Exposure: Ha 16 @ 15min (bin 1x1)
Optics: Takahashi Epsilon 210 f/3 630mm
Mount: Astro-Physics 900 GTO / ATS 10x36 pier
Camera: SBIG-STL6303E @-20c Guided by TV60 / SBIG-ST402
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Ha
Software: MaxImDL 4.56, Photoshop CS5

Notes: Sky conditions: Good seeing, No wind, Temp 35°
Image Field of view is 100 x 150 arc-min.
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IC434 is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is
farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex as seen in this image. The nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming. It is one of the most identifiable
nebulae because of the shape of its swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which bears some resemblance to a horse's head. NGC2024 (The Flame Nebula) is to the left of the Horsehead.
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