The Horsehead Nebula - IC434

  Astrophotography details:

Film Hypered Ektachrome E100S
Telescope/camera Meade LX-200 10"
F-ratio F/6.3 (Meade f/6.3 focal reducer)
Exposure time 2 hours
AutoGuider Meade Pictor 201-XT
Autoguider exposure time 5 seconds
guide star SAO 132469
Date of Photo 0001 Hours local, 9 November 96
Location A dark site 55 miles southwest of Tempe, Arizona
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Additional image processing Retouched to remove dust spots that were in digitizer system, color corrected to compensate for Ektachrome E100S film characteristics, and Gamma corrected for esthetical purposes.
Posted  8 February 97