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Tameem Altameemi
Ras Al Khaimah Mountains, UAE
11/18/2023
11:30 pm

Equipment Details:

Equipment:
Main Scope:
Skywatcher Evostar 72ED Apo Refractor F.L 420mm
Guiding Scope: Svbony Mini Guider Scope 30mm/120mm F4

Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ-5 Pro Synscan Goto
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120mm
Main camera: ZWO ASI294MC -Pro cooled camera
ZWO EAF focuser: 5V EAF

Post-processing Details:

Imaging Software: AsiAir

Accessories:
AsiAir Plus
L-enhancs Filter

Stacking Programs:

PixInsight
Photoshop for watermark

Camera temp: 0°C
Gain: 120
Light: 240 x 120sec
Darks: 50
Bais: 100
Flats: 50
Total: 8 hours
2 Days of Data.

Taken From Bortle 4/5
Humidity: 80%
Outside temperature: 24°C to 21°C

Image Details:

My astrophotography from the sky of UAE, the Flame Nebula designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 900 to 1,500 light-years away, and The Horse head Nebula, a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Wikipedia

Distance to Earth: 1,500 light years
Magnitude: 7.3
Constellation: Orion