IC 434 Horse Head (Andrew Hayes)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: 48 sig Ori · 50 zet Ori · Alnitak · B33 · Flame Nebula · HD290768 · HD290771 · HD290773 · HD290808 · HD290812 · HD290814 · HD290815 · HD290853 · HD290854 · HD294268 · HD294272 · HD294278 · HD294281 · HD294297 · HD294298 · HD294300 · HD294301 · HD294302 · HD294303 · HD294304 · HD294306 · HD294307 · HD294308 · HD294309 · HD294310 · And 61 more.

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IC 434 Horse Head

It's a first birthday and I wanted to get a pony. LOL.
Actually it's one year since I finally took the plunge and decided to start learning astrophotography. I have learnt so much and made many new friends. I know my images are not anywhere near as good as the others I see here, and that I have so much more to learn, but one year in I am happy enough to be able to take an image that is recognisable.
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.The nebula is located just to the south (North for Southern Hemisphere) of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It appears within the southern region of the dense dust cloud known as Lynds 1630, along the edge of the much larger, active star-forming H II region called IC 434
The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 422 parsecs or 1,375 light-years from Earth It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of its resemblance to a horse's head.
WIlliam Optics GT71 APO
Celestron AVX Mount
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
William Optics 50mm Uniguide Scope
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
ASIair Plus
Optolong L-Pro
Location - Suburban Backyard, Bortle 6
73 x 300s subs over three nights
Astro Pixel Processor
Photoshop 2022
Topaz DeNoise AI
Topaz Sharpen AI

Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV)

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RA (center)	05h41m12s.55
RA (top/left)	05h37m26s.27
RA (top/right)	05h39m19s.82
RA (bottom/right)	05h44m59s.80
RA (bottom/left)	05h43m05s.14

Dec (center)	-02°28′22″.5
Dec (top/left)	-01°28′25″.9
Dec (top/right)	-03°45′49″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-03°28′16″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	-01°10′56″.4

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