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)

December 2016. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider:

Filters: - Luminance (Astrodon) 48x10 mins   = 480 mins - Red (Astrodon) 30x10 mins                 = 300 mins - Green (Astrodon) 30x10 mins             = 300 mins - Blue (Astrodon) 30x10 mins                = 300 mins   Total Exposure Time =  23h 00m

Details: Data Imaged remotely over 6 nights (Nov 24, 29, 30, Dec 1, 4, & 5, 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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