IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula, Dark Nebula, Orion

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Astro-Physics 175EDF f6 AP 3600GTO "El Capitan" SBIG STX-16803 SBIG STX-External/OAG

January 2014. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider:

Filters: - H-Alpha - 5nm (Astrodon) 47x15 mins     = 705 mins   Total Exposure Time =  11h 45m

Details: Data Imaged remotely over 4 nights  (Jan 6, 8, 9, & 10, 2014). This region (IC 434) is part of the Orion Molecular cloud. The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is the distinctive Dark Nebula which gives the region its name.

© 2015, David A. Churchill

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