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Horsehead nebula, Duane Melvin
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Horsehead nebula

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Horsehead nebula

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Description

Farewell to Horsehead nebula as spring emerges - 4/8/2023

59 120 Second subs  
G26 color main camera  APS-C format   -20C  5 darks
Optolong L-Pro 2-inch mounted filter in Starizona magnetic tray
Main telescope  Skywatcher Esprit 100ED  100mm x 550mm  triplet refractor with supplied doublet flattener

EQ6R PRO mount
Orion 80mm x 300mm guide scope with Starshoot TM camera on ST4 cable direct to mount

QHY Polemaster system for exact NCP alignment!

Software

APT capture
Deep Sky Stacker
Pixinsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom

I wanted to produce a very natural photo using a processing style with minimum enhancements
Thanks for looking

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Horsehead nebula, Duane Melvin