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Horsehead Nebula IC 434 and Flame Nebula NGC 2024, Kurt Zeppetello
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Horsehead Nebula IC 434 and Flame Nebula NGC 2024

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Horsehead Nebula IC 434 and Flame Nebula NGC 2024, Kurt Zeppetello
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Horsehead Nebula IC 434 and Flame Nebula NGC 2024

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I'm done playing with the Horsehead for now. I am a little dissatisfied with the image in particular with the coarseness of the Ha data (see previous post: http://kurt-zeppetello.blogspot.com/). As others have stated, Ha-filters on a DSLR collect only on the red channel so you have collect 4 times the amount than you would using a monochrome camera so this may be a reason for the coarseness. On the other hand, it did bring out more detail than I ever could with just the RGB and for that I am pleased. That being said here is my final image along with some others:

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Horsehead Nebula IC 434 and Flame Nebula NGC 2024, Kurt Zeppetello

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