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Horsehead and Flame nebulae, Marc
Horsehead and Flame nebulae
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Horsehead and Flame nebulae

Horsehead and Flame nebulae, Marc
Horsehead and Flame nebulae
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Horsehead and Flame nebulae

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Attempt at imaging the horsehead nebula in Orion. A classic amongst astrophotographers, no doubt.

This image was taken with a Canon 1000Da in combination with the TS 102mm Triplet Apo at 560mm. Clearly, this object would have needed a few extra subs. The main thing I noted is the reflection in the center of the image though. While TS claims on their website that their APO as well as the reducer I used are free of reflections - clearly, that is not so. Of course, Alnitak is a very bright star, so I am not too surprised. A Tak under better skies wouldn't have that problem, I suspect (existing reference images prove as much).

Still, not too shabby with the medicore skies and average equipment, I think.

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Horsehead and Flame nebulae, Marc