Russell Croman Astrophotography  

 

 

The Horse Head Nebula
and NGC 2023


About This Photograph

The Horse Head Nebula is one of the most famous of deep-sky objects. Located in the same interstellar cloud as the Great Orion Nebula, this intriguing puff of gas and dust silhouettes the bright curtain of energized hydrogen gas beyond. Were it not for this backdrop, the Horse Head would very likely be impossible to discern.

To the lower left is the reflection nebula NGC 2023. Here we see a hot, newborn star illuminating the cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to it. The stellar wind and radiation pressure from this energetic star is carving out a vast cavity within the cloud.

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Technical Details

Optics:20" f/8 RCOS Ritchey-Chrétien Cassegrain
Camera:SBIG STL-11000M
Mount:Software Bisque Paramount ME
Filters:SBIG Standard RGB.
Dates/Times:10 January 2005
Location:Dimension Point Observatory, Mayhill, New Mexico
Exposure Details:LRGB = 210:15:15:15 minutes (15-minute individual exposures)
Acquisition:MaxIm DL/CCD 4, TheSky6, CCDAutoPilot2.
Processing:MaxIm DL/CCD 4, Photoshop CC

 

Publication Data for this Photograph

Date Publication Type
2006-11-00 The NewAstro Zone System for Astro Imaging,
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