Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
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TAMING ALNITAK, lfhenry
TAMING ALNITAK
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TAMING ALNITAK

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TAMING ALNITAK, lfhenry
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TAMING ALNITAK

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Always in imaging the Horsehead region I have struggled with the brightness of the star, Alnitak. Its brightness seems to always overwhelm the image. This time I imaged with a narrow band filter and it kept the brightness of the star under control. I used the STC Duo Narrow Band which let me simultaneously acquire simultaneously both the Ha and the OIII data. This proved to be a great time saver as it let manage to image in a reasonable time. I struggle with trees and street lights and in general for targets at lower declinations I am limited to 2 hours a night. I hope you enjoy it.

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TAMING ALNITAK, lfhenry