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Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
Horsehead in HaRGB
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Horsehead in HaRGB

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Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
Horsehead in HaRGB
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Horsehead in HaRGB

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Description

Two nights, two cameras, a ZWO183C for the RGB, an Atik460 mono for the Ha. PixInsight handled that easily, no fuss.

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Revisions

  • Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
    Original
  • Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
    C
  • Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
    D
  • Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
    F
  • Final
    Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25
    G

C

Description: Large improvement in dim detail by (instead of combining Ha and RGB while linear) combining Ha and RGB after separately stretching and processing.

Alnitak has been beaten into
submission.

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D

Description: Like this crop a bit better.

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G

Description: This has been a very interesting process. One thing I've come to realize is that the Flame, often depicted as a reflection nebula, has a great deal of H alpha. A white flame leads to an orange or pink background to the Horsehead, which I don't think is correct.

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Horsehead in HaRGB, bobzeq25