The Orion Widefield Clouds Complex around IC434 is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae in the constellation Orion.
This image presents IC 420, IC 423, IC 424, IC 426, IC 431, IC 432, IC 434, IC 435, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, B33.
The Horsehead Nebula B33 is a dark nebula that is silhouetted against the diffuse background of IC 434. It is protruding from the Orion B molecular cloud, which is part of the Orion molecular cloud complex.
| Object | Orion Widefield Clouds Complex around IC434 |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Position: |
RA 05h 40m 59s / Dec -02° 27' 30'' |
| Apparent Size: | 7.9° x 6.3° the whole image, 70 x 40 arcmin IC434 |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 4.5 |
| Distance in light years: | 1260 ly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date: | 09.Feb.2021 |
| Location: | El Sauce Observatory Chile (1525m ASL) GPS: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W |
| Telescope: | CHI-5-CCD: Nikon f2.0/200mm |
| Camera: | FLI ML 16200, 6 μm, 4500x3600px, @ T sensor = -20°C |
| Field of View: | 7.9° x 6.3° |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 6.3 arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | R 4x180s, G 4x180s, B 4x180s |
| Total expose: | 0h 36m |
| Filter: | Astrodon RGB 2GEN |
| Mount: | 10 Micron GM1000HPs German equatorial mount |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos and photo data by Peter Cerveny
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