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Horsehead Nebula (B33) in Orion --
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This is a crop of the photo below. The dark Horsehead Nebula (Bernard 33) is adjacent to the most eastern star, Zeta Orionis, in the belt of the Orion constellation. This is a joint collaboration of James Foster of Frazier Park California and Michael Stecker of Los Angeles. A Sky-Watcher 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian, telescope was used at Frazier Park. Click here for full resolution photo file: HorseheadJRF-10Newt115minHL_HR_G_B3B-9262023-a3-cr1a.jpg Photographic Data telescope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector Focal Length: 1,000 mm
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Astro-Physics 1200 GTO imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color astro-camera. exposure: 300 sec X 23 (115 minutes) guiding: SVBony 60 mm f/4 guide scope (FL= 240 mm) with ZWO ASI120MM Mini guide camera
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Aquired and stacked by James Foster with Maxim DL. Post-processed and cropped in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker. . photographic site: James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California (Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation) |
 Horsehead and Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) in Orion The Horsehead Nebula (Bernard 33) and tan colored NGC 2024 or "Flame Nebula" are[b] [/b]adjacent to the most eastern star in Orion's belt -- Zeta Orion orrionis, aka: Alnitak. This is a joint collaboration of James Foster of Frazier Park California and Michael Stecker of Los Angeles. A Sky-Watcher 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian, telescope was used at Frazier Park. This is the original field of view photographed. Click here for full resolution photo file: HorseheadJRF-10Newt115minHL_HR_G_B3B-9262023-a2a.jpg Photographic Data date: September 26, 2023 telescope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector Focal Length: 1,000 mm mount: Astro-Physics 1200 GTO imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color astro-camera exposure: 115 minutes from stacked subs processing: Aquired and stacked by James Foster with Maxim DL. Post-processed and cropped in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker. photographic site: James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California (Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation)  Crop of image above for Orion belt star Alnitak (zeta Orionis) Alnitak or zeta Orionis is the first belt star (on left or west) in the constellation of Orion. It is a triple star system located at a distance of 1,262 light years from Earth and is one of the three main stars of Orion's Belt along with Alnilam and Mintaka. The primary star, Alnitak Aa, is a +2 magnitude hot blue supergiant star. This cropped image is a joint project of James Foster and Michael Stecker using a Sky-Watcher 250P 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color camera. Click here for full resolution photo file: HorseheadJRF_9262023-a2acrx2bsm.jpg |
