IC426 Reflection Nebula in Orion
(RA 5h 36.8m , Dec. -0° 15', 5 arcmin.)
This faint reflection nebula lies 54' N of e Orioni and 66' E of d Orioni (see finder chart below).
The above image was taken on February 11, 2002 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 f6.3 SCT autoguided with Cookbook 211 on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. Two white exposures (240 sec. each) were combined using AIP4WIN software.
North is to the left.
Map created in Guide 7.0 - 7°45' x 7°45'. North is up.
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© Jan Wisniewski