Stacks Image 662

Barnard 30 in Orion

About this object

A beautiful emission/reflection and dusty dark nebula in the northern reaches of Orion at RA 05:31:36 and DEC +12:37:41. This image was shot over two nights at the 2013 Chiefland fall star party. The image took first place in the deep sky category of the imaging contest.

Image Details

  • Optics : Stellarvue SV102T Triplet Refractor with a flattener/reducer working at f5.6
  • Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
  • Camera: QSI 583
  • Filters: Astrodon HaRGB
  • Exposure: Ha:R:G:B 180:80:80:80
  • Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 5.23, CCD Commander
  • Processing: PixInsight 1.8 RC7, Photoshop
  • Location: Chiefland Fall Star Party, Chiefland, FL
  • Date: Oct 13
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