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M42 and Horsehead nebula - mosaic, Andrea Bergamini
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M42 and Horsehead nebula - mosaic

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M42 and Horsehead nebula - mosaic, Andrea Bergamini
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M42 and Horsehead nebula - mosaic

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This is a 3 panel mosaic of the Orion sword region, including Horsehead/Barnard 33 and the Orion nebula itself. The original mosaic included a 4th panel with M78, but I was dissatisfied with the blending so decided to exclude it.

Still lots to learn on how to process these mosaic. There is noise and blending artifacts I need to figure out. But this region has been a dream of mine since I started astronomy in 2012. Great to finally be able to tackle it!

Overall about ~7 hours of LHaRGB data per panel x 3 = ~21 hours from Bortle 3 skies.

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M42 and Horsehead nebula - mosaic, Andrea Bergamini