B33

B33 Horsehead Nebula
10/02/2010
Object name: B33 Horsehead Nebula
Popular name: Horsehead Nebula
Object type: Dark Nebula
Magnitude: 0
Size: 6 4
Position angle: 0
Classification:
Apparent RA: 5 41 10 Apparent Dec: -2 27 44
Constellation: Orion

A clear midweek night, and some 20 frames of the horse head region. I have used 2x2 binning just to make life easier - I am still getting back into the imaging habit. A very transparent evening has allowed for quite a bit of faint detail to show especially on the horse's neck.

Captured in ArtemisCapture, calibrated in ImagetoolsCa, combined in maxim, thuggery in photoshop

This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider and my black and white SC1 webcam.

Current Imaging equipment configuration

Exposure Details :

Astrodon 6nm Ha MPCC 20x300s on 200mm @ F5 with ART285

Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK