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Name: Horse Head  Nebula - IC 434 -  Distance 1,400 Light Years  - In the Constellation Orion. 

The nebula is close to Zeta Orions, the most southerly of the three bright stars that form Orion's Belt.

Date: 17/10/2009 Deepskystacker: Not Used
Location: Golden Grove WA
Camera: Canon 20D - Modified Photoshop CS2: Stacking, levels, colour balance, curves, saturation, scaling, jpeg conversion . 
Optics: Mead LX200R
Exposure: 800ASA - 5 x 422 Seconds
Total Exposure:  35 Minutes.
Guiding: DSI on Skywatcher ED80.  
   

Position in Sky

 
RA (J2000):     05h 50m 59s  
DEC (J2000):  -02d 27m 30s  
Constellation:  Orion  
Distance:  1,400 Light Years