IC 434 - IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula & NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

Apr 2026
IC 434
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

3

The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula that is silhouetted against the diffuse background of IC 434. The Flame Nebula is to the left below the bright star Alnitak. This was a long term project from Oct 2025 to Mar 2026.

Lights

Filter Seestar Seestar Seestar
Lights 1215 1080 24
Single Exposure 60 sec 20 sec 30 sec
Total Exposure 20 hr 15 min 6 hr 0 min 12 min 0.000000 sec
Gain 80 80 80
Offset 200 200 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch
Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Suite

zdelete

VeraLux Suite

IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula Region

Jun 2026
IC 434
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

  • Horsehead Nebula Region

    • Lights

    Filter NO FILTER Seestar
    Lights 39 91
    Single Exposure 60 sec 60 sec
    Total Exposure 39 min 0.000000 sec 1 hr 31 min
    Gain 80 80
    Offset 200 200
    Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S30
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
    Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

    Nights

    Capture Dates Moon Illumination
    19 March 2026 Waning Crescent (0.02%)
    20 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (1.33%)
    23 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (20.24%)
    24 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (30.36%)
    25 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (41.43%)

    Software

    Acquisition

    Seestar
    Processing

    Cosmic Clarity

    Graxpert

    Seti Astro Suite Pro

    Siril

    Syqon Suite

    zdelete

    VeraLux Suite

    IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula and The Flame Nebula

    Mar 2026
    IC 434
    author image @jeremy Redford, MI

    1

    The Horsehead Nebula and The Flame Nebula Seestar Collective January 2026 Project https://stcollective.net/

    Lights

    Filter NO FILTER Seestar
    Lights 11060 10000
    Single Exposure 20 sec 20 sec
    Total Exposure 2 days 13 hr 2 days 7 hr
    Gain 101 101
    Offset 200 200
    Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

    Nights

    Capture Dates Moon Illumination
    31 January 2026 Waxing Gibbous (95.18%)

    Software

    Acquisition No acquisition software recorded.
    Processing

    Siril