IC2087 and Barnard 22
Reflection Nebula in Taurus
Uploaded 12/25/25


 


            
In the center here we
            have IC2087 in Taurus, the "Little Flame Nebula". Surrounded
            by a massive amount of dust, the darkest filaments are Barnard
            22. The entire field is covered in yellowish tinted dust from
            the Taurus molecular cloud with only two small edge on galaxies
            seen on the lower right just touching.


            
Technical Data: 11"
            f/2.2 RASA astrograph, ASI6200mm + Baader LRGB filters, Integration
            time = 1h 50m total, Happy Jack, Az.


            
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Instrument:  RASA 11"  f/2.2
Mount:  Home Made GEM 
Camera: ASI6200 MM + LRGB filters
Guider: ASI mini  w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  110m ( 5 min subs)
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  35 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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