IC 434 Pferdekopfnebel im Sternbild Orion etwa 1500 Lichtjahre entfernt. Die Aufnahme ist an zwei Abenden am 8. und 9. Februar 2026 gemacht. Wegen der Wolken waren Aufnahmen am ersten Abend nur 25 min und am zweiten Abend 90 min möglich. Dafür waren am 8.2. bei den 25 Aufnahmen á 60 Sekunden reichlich Satelliten unterwegs, am zweiten Bild zu sehen.
25x60sek.
90x60sek.
Teleskop: Takahashi TOA 130/1000
Kamera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8
Guiding, Steuerung und Aufnahme Computer: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Ausarbeitung: PixInsight
Nacharbeitung: Adobe Photoshop undLightroom
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A couple of weeks ago I shot IC434 - the Flame Nebula along with Barnard 33 - the Horsehead Nebula.
I added another 2.5 hours to that shot overnight, and the extra detail is amazing, even though the restacking rejected a lot of frames from both. In the end I got an extra hour of exposure.
The image is centred on Alnitak - one end of Orion's Belt. Off in the corner we have the middle of the belt, Alnilam.
To the right of Alnitak is NGC2024, and above and to the left is IC434 - The Flame Nebula, with the Horsehead Nebula on the right hand edge. In between the two nebulae, though, is a third one - NGC2023.
Also scattered around are three other tiny and/or faint nebulae - IC431, IC432 (both below NGC2024) and IC435 (to the right of NGC2023).
Lastly, in the top left quadrant we have Sigma Orionis.
So we have a lot going on, and it makes for a pretty composition (in my opinion).
Shot on a Dwarf3, 3hr 58 minutes, 60s@80, OIII/Ha filter. Post processed in Stellar Studio and Snapseed.
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Po dzisiejszym, co prawda nieco krótkim, smażeniu Mgławica Koński Łeb i okolice NGC 2024) wygląda tak.
Łącznie jest już 1h22min.