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Barnard 33 (Horsehead Nebula)

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Horsehead Nebula
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Image Details


Target: Barnard 33 (NGC 5055 ; Horsehead Nebula)
Coordinates (Center - J2000): RA 13h 16m 02s ; Dec +42d 03m 15s
Date: 28 December 2005
Constellation: Orion
Imaging Location: Chiefland, Florida
Camera: SBIG ST-8XME & CFW-10 Color Filter Wheel
Filters: Astrodon Series E Tru-Balance LRGB
Telescope: Celestron 8" SCT f/6.9 (FL = 1385mm) Carbon Fiber Tube
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma II GEM (12 VDC)
Image Scale: 1.340 arcseconds per pixel
CCD Temperature: -20 C
Luminance Exposures: 12 @ 300 sec. each (60 minutes total)
Red Exposures: None
Green Exposures: None
Blue Exposures: None
Mount Control Software: The Sky 6.0.0.40 by Software Bisque
Camera Control Software: CCDSoft 5.00.170 by Software Bisque
Focus Control Software: FocusMax 3.2.1
Executive Control Software: CCD Commander 1.3.5
Preliminary Processing Software: CCDStack by CCDWare
Final Processing Software: Photoshop CS by Adobe

Additional Details


Description of Barnard 33 (By Rob Gendler): http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/HorseheadNebulatext.html
CCD Commander Log File (PDF Format): ccdcommander_17feb2006.pdf
CCDSoft Autoguide Report (PDF Format): autoguide_m63_17feb2006.pdf
FocusMax Report (PDF Format): focusmax_17feb2006.pdf

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