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Horse Head Nebula (IC 434) and M42

Posted: January 23rd, 2009


Bigger size: 1509x935

DATE
Last week of December 2008, first week of Jnuary 2009

PHOTO
Exposure time:
Ha: 8x30'
L: 10x15' + 15x1' + 20x12"
RGB: 8x5' 2x2 each, plus a few shorter exposures
Total: 8.8 hours
Focal: 385mm, f/3.6

EQUIPMENT
Imaging scope: Takahashi FSQ 106 EDX with 0.7 reducer
Camera: STL11000
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Guiding scope: Orion ShortTube 80mm
Mount: Takahashi EM-400

SITE & CONDITIONS
Home for some Ha, Henry Coe and Coyote Lake for the rest and all LRGB
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Regular

SOFTWARE
Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop

COMMENTS
This is my first "official" image taken with the focal reducer on the FSQ. A few months after I took it, it won the 2009 Astrophotography Contest from Astronomy Magazine in the Deep Sky Category.

:: 3 Comments

Comments

alice-amanda kay (Contact, Page), February 13th, 2009, 9:10
What a beautiful image you've taken. It is stunning

Milan Gucic (Contact, Page), June 5th, 2009, 6:44
Why did they send Hubble when there is one down there :)
I saw a lot of amazing photos but this is the most far superior. Bravo!!!

Ann Sidbrant (Contact, Page), October 1st, 2009, 11:40
Fantastic amount of nebulosity. Hypnotic eerie colors. And hey, I spotted the Easter Bunny at bottom center - watch those ears!

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