IC434
 

IC 434 – The Horsehead Nebula


Date/time: 09.01.2009 22:32 to 10.01.2009 00:33
Az./Alt. positions: 172° / 37° to 209° / 33° 
Ambient conditions: -15°C, transparency 5/5, seeing 3/5,
Full Moon, Moonset at 07:30
Location: Trier, Germany

Equipment:
Telescope: TMB 92 SS f/5.5 with TSFlat
Mount: CGE guided through a SCT 8” with ST-4000XCM
Camera: ATIK 16 IC-S monochrome
Filters: Baader H- 7nm

Acquisition:
Software: ArtemisCapture and CCDSoft V5
FOV, Image scale: 29.2 x 37,8 arcmin, 3,01 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 1 1/2 hours (9 x 10min) lights at 1:1
60 x 1s EL flats

Processing:
Calibration, stacking and DDP in Images Plus 3.75,
Curves, levels adjustments, and sharpening in CS3, noise reduction
with Carbonis Actions

Comments:
Some flexure was present, so guiding was not perfect. Very good S/N ratio,
considering the strong shining full Moon.

 

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