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IC 434
Awarded Astronomical Picture of the Day by Astronomia 27 January 2021 apod.astronomia.com/2022/01/27/il-cavallo-di-orione-in-super-risoluzione/?fbclid=IwAR2smDK_-BAZG-2UyE-mmqs0csCPyO8AdFTY9YxBwJRhsRggF1cCgz_FXPA

The famous horsehead nebula - a high-resolution close up using super-resolution (aka drizzle).
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Nomenclature
:  IC 434, Horsehead Nebula, Barnard 33
Right Ascension: 02:41:09.39
Declination: -02:27:01.65

EQUIPMENT USED
Altair Astro 115ED Refractor
AZ-EQ6 mount
QSI683WSG CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm Ha: 416x300 bin 1x1
Red: 30x300 bin 1x1
Green :32x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 31x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 42 hours 25 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 16-20 January 2022
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
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