NGC 2024 & IC 434- The Flame and Horsehead or the Alnitak region of Orion
  • Details
    Date Taken: 01/03/2013
    Location: My Backyard, 37 West St, Salinas Ca. 93901
    Other Telescope: Orion 8 f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope
    Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
    Other Camera: Orion StarShoot G3 Deep Space Color Imaging Camera
    Processing: Images Plus Digital processing
    Exposure: 11x900sec, 5x750sec, 12x600sec, 6x450sec, & 12x300sec
    Other Equipment Used: Orion StarShoot Autoguider
    Notes: On a clear & cool Thursday night in January, I asked my neighbors to not turn on their outside lights and I began taking 15 minute exposures as soon as the region cleared the easterly rooftops. The next day I was very happy with the results.