IC434 - HorseHead Nebula

A three hour exposure of one of my favorite dark nebulae taken in the Hydrogen Alpha spectrum.

Note:  This image won 1st Place at the 2005 Southern Star Astronomical Convention Imaging Contest for the category "CCD Deep Sky"

Note:  This image won 1st Place at the 2005 MidAtlantic Star Party Astrophotography Contest for the category "Nebula"

Note:  This image was featured as ATWB Photo of the Day November 29, 2005

It's always interesting to look at these monochrome images in reverse video.

Date:	10/16/2004
Location:	MASP 2004, Robbins, NC
Optics:	Orion 80mm ED, 600mm f/7.5
Exposure:	12 x 15 min
Camera:	SBIG ST-7E
Mount:	Losmandy G11