Barnard 33/IC 434

"Horsehead Nebula"

• TYPE:  Dark/Emission Nebula
• RA: 05h 40.9'
• DEC:  -02degrees 28'
• SIZE:  6' X 4'
• VISUAL MAGNITUDE:  NA
• SURFACE BRIGHTNESS:  NA
• CONSTELLATION:  Orion
• DISTANCE:  1200 Light Years
• DIAMETER:  1 Light Year

IMAGING INFORMATION

• TELESCOPE:  Celestron C-11, FL 2800 mm, Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector
• REDUCER/CORRECTOR:  Celestron 6.3
• CAMERA:  Santa Barbara Instruments, ST-8 Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
• ADAPTIVE OPTICS:  None
• FILTER(S):  None
• CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE:  -10 C
• BINNING/RESOLUTION:  2 X 2 (765 X 510)
• EXPOSURE TIME:  20 minutes
• NUMBER OF IMAGES:  1
• FILM SPEED:  None
• DATE/TIME:  10-10-1999 / 12:31:25 UTC
• LOCATION:  Vallecitos Station County Campground, San Diego County, California
• TEMPERATURE:  Unknown
• HUMIDITY:  Unknown

IMAGING INFORMATION

• TELESCOPE:  Celestron C-14, FL 3911 mm, Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector, on Paramount GT1100 mount.
• REDUCER/CORRECTOR:  Celestron 6.3, Mounted in Ted Agos Universal adpater
• CAMERA:  Santa Barbara Instruments, ST-8 Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
• ADAPTIVE OPTICS:  None
• FILTER(S):  Astrodon Hydrogen-alpha
• CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE:  -15 C
• BINNING/RESOLUTION:  2 X 2 (756 X 510)
• TOTAL EXPOSURE TIME:  120 minutes
• NUMBER OF IMAGES:  4
• FILM SPEED:  None
• DATE/TIME:  01-17-2005 / 07:33:51 UTC
• LOCATION:  Valley Center, San Diego County, California
• TEMPERATURE:  61 Degrees
• HUMIDITY:  34 Percent

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