Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 434  ·  LBN 953  ·  LBN 954  ·  NGC 2023  ·  Orion B  ·  Sh2-277
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The famous Horsehead nebula, Debra Ceravolo
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The famous Horsehead nebula

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The famous Horsehead nebula, Debra Ceravolo
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The famous Horsehead nebula

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The famous Horsehead Nebula is a must in any astrophotographers gallery.
However, this iconic object is frustratingly close to one of the brightest stars in the sky, Alnitak in Orion's belt, making it a real challenge to process. Here I intentionally composed Alnitak out of the field in the lower left and with a little rotational cropping, was able to minimize the interfering glow of the star.
L: R: G: B: Ha: Hb: 1.4: 1.3: 1.3: 1.3: 7.4: 7.5: hours

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The famous Horsehead nebula, Debra Ceravolo

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