Sh2-249 / LBN 845 / IC 444 The "Seahorse Nebula". Emission Nebula Region, Gemini

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AstroPhysics 175EDF f8 AP 3600GTO "El Capitan" SBIG STT-8300 SBIG FW8G (Guided Filter Wheel)

November 2016. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider:

Filters: - H-alpha 5nm (Astrodon) 43x20 mins = 860 mins   Total Exposure Time =  14h 20m

Details: Data Imaged remotely over 6 nights (Nov 10, 18, 19, 21, 22, & 24, 2016). The IC 444 (Sh2-249 / LBN 845) region is an extension of the more well known object IC 443 in Gemini. This field contains some dark nebula regions with one particular area looking remarkably like a seahorse.

© 2016, David A. Churchill

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