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NGC2023 & NGC2024 Horsehead & Flame Nebula, Minos Kritikos
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NGC2023 & NGC2024 Horsehead & Flame Nebula

NGC2023 & NGC2024 Horsehead & Flame Nebula, Minos Kritikos
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NGC2023 & NGC2024 Horsehead & Flame Nebula

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Last night's clear skies granted me another 115 frames to add to the stack. It's positively building up nicely, as one can now start to perceive more of the faint nebulosity in the outer regions. I'm also happy with the way the star shapes and colours are coming out with this approach and the field is proving pretty flat aswell!

I definitely feel a lot more content with this project now, but admittedly, it still needs more data acquisition so that the stardust can really rise up against the background.

For now, I hope you like my v2 of the Horsehead & Flame Nebula

Full image: http://nova.astrometry.net/image/4520905

P.S. these images look surprisingly darker on a mobile phone vs my screen, I need to brighten them up a lot for mobile consumption!

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NGC2023 & NGC2024 Horsehead & Flame Nebula, Minos Kritikos

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