IC434: The Horsehead Nebula – An Astrophotography Icon!

Horsehead Nebula & Friends: 5 Hours with the Canon 1100D

Five hours of subs with my Canon 1100D on the region surrounding the Horsehead Nebula in Orion. I really love that “tadpole”-shaped nebulosity in the upper left!

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• Capture Date: 2012-02-18
• Credit: Cédric Thomas
• Location: “Le petit Borobia” Observatory, remote operation
• Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 TEC (oiled spaced) @ F/5.2
• Focal Reducer: William Optics AFR-IV 0.8x
• Mount: Sky Watcher N-EQ6 Pro
• Autoguiding: LodeStar on 80mm guidescope + MaximDL
• Camera: Canon EOS 1100D Astrodon modified
• RGB Exposure: 5h00 (60x300s) @ ISO 800
• Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Levels + Curves (Photoshop)