Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  Orion B
Horse Head Nebula  (IC 434 )    in H-alpha and H-Beta, Craney
Horse Head Nebula  (IC 434 )    in H-alpha and H-Beta
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Horse Head Nebula (IC 434 ) in H-alpha and H-Beta

Horse Head Nebula  (IC 434 )    in H-alpha and H-Beta, Craney
Horse Head Nebula  (IC 434 )    in H-alpha and H-Beta
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Horse Head Nebula (IC 434 ) in H-alpha and H-Beta

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Iconic nebula in Orion.

The 'Horses Head' itself does not give off much light and so the background becomes important.

Not much signal with Oiii, so I went for Hydrogen Beta which gave a nice rose tinted hue on combination.

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Horse Head Nebula  (IC 434 )    in H-alpha and H-Beta, Craney