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Photographer:

Jim Case

Location of Photo:

Southern California

Date/Time of photo:

January 2024

Equipment:

8” Meade LX200 OTA with Starizona ED-L reducer; ASI2600MC camera; Ioptron CEM40 mount; ASIAIR Plus controller; Antlia ALP-T and RGB Triband filters; processed in Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop.

Description:

This is the iconic Horsehead Nebula in Orion, one of the most frequently imaged target in the night sky. The horsehead is a dark nebula (B33) in front of the bright star forming region just below the belt of Orion. Total exposure of 8.5 hours. A higher resolution version is available in my gallery: https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/200186-horsehead-nebula-ic-434/

Website:

https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/200186-horsehead-nebula-ic-434/

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