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IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 28, 2012 at 6:34 pm
![[Image: b33_Horsehead_croppeda-1.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i132.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq9%2Fjryates%2Fb33_Horsehead_croppeda-1.jpg)
This is not a great image of this object, but it is the best one I've done to date. Located in the constellation of Orion, the Hunter, the Horsehead is part of a dense cloud of gas in front of an active star-forming nebula known as IC434 (also known as B-33). This nebula is near Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's belt.
Image was taken on 10/22/2011. 7x5 minutes, 35 minutes total exposure.
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 29, 2012 at 8:24 am
Its not Hubble telescope, still, very good 
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 29, 2012 at 1:05 pm
(May 28, 2012 at 6:34 pm)orogenicman Wrote:
This is not a great image of this object, but it is the best one I've done to date. Located in the constellation of Orion, the Hunter, the Horsehead is part of a dense cloud of gas in front of an active star-forming nebula known as IC434 (also known as B-33). This nebula is near Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's belt.
Image was taken on 10/22/2011. 7x5 minutes, 35 minutes total exposure.
Very nice, looks like God plays chess also, on a much bigger board though.
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 29, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Haha, goddidit.
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 29, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Thanks, folks.
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-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 30, 2012 at 3:02 pm
That is gorgeous! Oh isnt that just awesome! Man that is a great shot! How muchwas your telescope and what was it?
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 30, 2012 at 4:55 pm
(May 30, 2012 at 3:02 pm)passionatefool Wrote: That is gorgeous! Oh isnt that just awesome! Man that is a great shot! How muchwas your telescope and what was it?
I built my system up over many years. So it is hard to out a price on it. Here is what it looks like:
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...alNumber=2]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=louisville-astro.org%2Fgallery%2Fmain.php%3Fg2_view%3Dcore.DownloadItem%26amp%3Bg2_itemId%3D19541%26amp%3Bg2_serialNumber%3D2)
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-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 31, 2012 at 10:18 am
Excellent work...as always orogenicman!! 
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RE: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula, in Orion
May 31, 2012 at 4:30 pm
(May 31, 2012 at 10:18 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Excellent work...as always orogenicman!!
Thanks.
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
- Dr. Donald Prothero
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