Horsehead Nebula

Constellation: Orion        Distance: 1500 lightyear

B33


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B33

H-alpha exposure
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Image spcefications:
  • Exposure: 9 hours HaRGB = 360:60:60:60
  • Camera: SBIG ST-8300M, Filters: Baader RGB, Astrodon 5 nm H-alpha
  • Telescope: TEC 140 mm with field flattener focal distance 980mm
  • Mount: Losmandy G11
  • Guiding: SBIG Off Axisguider, Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider and PHD
  • Location: Etoile St.Cyrice, France
  • Date: 22, 23 and 24 February 2020
Image acquisition with ImagesPlus 6.0 Camera Control:
  • 12 H-alpha of 20 min, binned 1x1
  • 6 Red, 6 Green and 6 Blue of 10 min, binned 1x1
  • 20 Flat fields for each filter with flatfield panel
  • 20 Dark frames of 20 and 10 min
  • 50 Bias frames