Fire and Water: IC434 and NGC2023
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I spent several evenings imaging this target to bring out the detail that surrounds the horse, including wispy filaments of interstellar dust and the rippling red curtain behind it.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
| Length: | 1645mm | |
| Aperture: | 235mm | |
| F-stop: | f/7.0 | |
| Sessions: | 4 | |
| Captured: | 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-16 | |
| Lights: | 60 | |
| Exposure: | 300 | |
| Total exposure: | 5 h | |
| Ra: | 5h 41m 7.4s | |
| Dec: | -2° 26' 5.516 | |
| Size: | 30.96 x 23.624 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.325 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.285 arcsec/pixel |
The Dusty Horse
2023-03-16
The Red and the Horsehead.
2022-03-22
IC434: The Nebula Behind the Horsehead
2021-11-01
NGC2023 and the Horse for 2023
2023-01-02
Horsehead sans color
2023-01-02