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Horsehead and Flame Nebulae Imaged by Donal McDonnell
The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is a dark nebula in bright nebula IC 434, in the constellation of Orion. The Flame nebula can be seen to the bottom left of the image.
The red glow originates from hydrogen gas predominantly behind the nebula, ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis. The darkness...
August 17th, 2009 | Donal McDonnell | Read More Orion Nebula (M42) Imaged by Donal McDonnell
The exposure details / channel assignments are as follows:Ha= 25m (R)
SII = 35m (G)
OIII = 35m (B)Taken on Takahashi FSQ106ED at F5 with an SBIG STL6303 CCD and Astronomic Filters.
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August 8th, 2009 | Donal McDonnell | Read More Heart Nebula (IC 1805) Imaged by Donal McDonnell
Exposure details:Ha 2h45m
SII 8h
OIII 8h30mCamera STL6300, Telescope FSQ106ED, Mount EQ6. Processed in CCDStack.
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August 8th, 2009 | Donal McDonnell | Read More -
Observing Calendar – March 9th to April 12th 2010 by Steve Woodbridge March 8, 2010 19:03 -
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