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Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33), Mike Missler
Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)
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Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33), Mike Missler
Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)
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Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

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The Flame Nebula (NGC2024) on the left and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) on the right. Above the Flame Nebula is the bright star Alnitak -- the easternmost star in Orion's belt. I used narrowband filters to produce a false color image -- sulfur-2 for red, hydrogen-alpha for green and oxygen-3 for blue -- the Hubble Palette. Subframes were taken about 0200 hours on 6 Dec 2018 at Tuckahoe State Park, MD using my 8" SCT with HyperStar Lens and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro cooled camera. Subframe stacking and image processing was done using Pixinsight, Lightroom and Microsoft Photos.

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Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33), Mike Missler