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Horsehead Nebula with unmodified dslr, Simon Murray

Horsehead Nebula with unmodified dslr

Horsehead Nebula with unmodified dslr, Simon Murray

Horsehead Nebula with unmodified dslr

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23rd January 2012 21:07 UT

Vixen ED 102ss 660mm Refractor

ISO 1600 Canon 300d (unmodified)

6 x 5 mins exposures with darks & manual guiding

Lumicon Deep SKy FIlter

Vallum Farm - Northumberland UK (SQM reading 20.7)

Using an unmodified DSLR it is difficult to image H-Alpha (red) object like this. Howe

ver inspired by the article below I gave it a go.

www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/DSLR_HA.HTM

Would have had some more exposures but the cloud rolled in!

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Horsehead Nebula with unmodified dslr, Simon Murray