IC 434 & NGC 2023

David Mihalic

IC 434 & NGC 2023

IC 434 & NGC 2023 (Horse Head Nebula)

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PlaneWave CDK24 60cm f6.5

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI Proline PL9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Dec. 2021 & Jan. 2022

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

LRGB

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight, Photoshop and Topaz Adjust

Gallery

Reprocess: R Aquarii - A symbiotic double star composed of a Mira type variable red giant and a white dwarf. Material from the red giant is being pulled away by the white dwarf creating loops seen in the image.

NGC 1398 - barred spiral galaxy in Fornax