IC 432/444/445, NGC 2023/2024 – Horsehead, etc
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Photographer Jim Janusz
Optics Used
Camera Used
Settings / Equipment AP 180 EDF refractor (180mm f/7), ST-4 guided, Losmandy GM200 mount; four 45-min exps. on Kodak Pro 400 PPF using Pentax 6x7 med. fmt.
Location
Date / Time October 23, 1998 12:00 am
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Additional Information Deep image showing NGC & IC nebulae near Zeta Orionis (brightest star). The large red emission nebula is IC 434. The other nebulae are, relative to Zeta (starting at 6:00 and moving clockwise): - 6:00 Dark nebula B33 (Horsehead Nebula) -- often listed as IC 434; actually B33 superimposed on IC 434 - 7:00 Reflection nebula NGC 2023 - 7:30 Reflection nebula IC435 - 9:00 NGC 2024 (Flame) - 11:00 Emission/reflection nebula IC 432 (see the stick figure?) - 12:00 Reflection nebula IC 431