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Names IC 434, B 33, Horsehead Nebula
Right Ascension (2000.0) 05:41:00.9
Declination -02:27:14
Constellation Orion
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 1,500 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 18/12/2009
Exposure time 3,000 seconds (10 x 300 exposures) with binning mode 2 x 2
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 1.044 arcsecond / pixel

Comments
The famous Horsehead Nebula in Orion. Bad seeing conditions.
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS I/E DSS1 Red
POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
POSS II/F DSS2 Red
POSS II/J DSS2 Blue
POSS II Color

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