Site and content copyright Robert Allevo 2002-2010
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NGC 2024 |
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12.5" RCOS operating at f/9 (2857mm) |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-A |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB. |
| Date | Jan. 17, 2007 |
| Exposure | LRGB = 150:40:40:40 minutes |
| Processing | MaximDl, Photoshop CS |
| Guiding | ST-402 - Sky90 |
| Binning | Lum - 1x1, RGB - 2x2 |
| Location | My back yard observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes | This nebula is about 1500 light years distant. It's glow is caused by the very bright nearby star, Alnitak, which in this image is out of sight at the lower right. The rays coming from that direction are generated by that star. |