Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  50 Ori)  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  The star Alnitak (ζ Ori
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The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434, patrice_so
The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434
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The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434

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The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434, patrice_so
The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434
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The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434

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This is my second attempt at this magnificent and very famous object. IC 434 combines several difficulties, starting with Alnitak, which obliterates a large part of the image. It also creates a halo that only the combination of a very good sky, no filter and very good optics can manage properly. Given the shooting conditions, I'm quite happy with this result. The processing is based on a Foraxx palette using the Ha as a luminance layer to minimise the impact of the halo. I hope you enjoy it.

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The Horsehead Nebula - IC 434, patrice_so