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IC434, Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, is a small dark nebula silhouetted against the glow of the IC434 emission nebula. It lies 820 light-years away from us.

General information

Constellation
Orion
Category
Nebulae
Date
25 January 2024

Capture

Total time
8h 55min
Subframes
(10xHalfa+10xOIII) x 360s bin1 + (25xHalfa+32xOIII+26xSII)x300s bin1
Gain / Offset
125 / 30
Calibration
50 flat frames, 50 dark-flat frames and 50 library dark frames, without bias frames

Equipment

Telescope
TS102 f/5.6
Camera
ASI294MM at -10ºC
Filters
H-alpha, OIII, SII Astronomik, 6 nm
Mount
HEQ-5 Pro belt drive
Guiding
PHD2, OAG ZWO + ASI224MC + PegasusAstro UCH + PPBMicro
Focuser
ZWO EAF focuser
Filter wheel
ZWO EFW 7pos

Processing and environment

Processing
PixInsight 1.8.9-2
Acquisition
NINA+CDC
Location
L'Ampolla, Tarragona
Sky
Bortle 4