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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IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula in modified SHO, Greg Nelson
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IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula in modified SHO

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IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula in modified SHO, Greg Nelson
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IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula in modified SHO

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What to image in December with the moon shining bright? I decided to point at a familiar target and play with narrowband data. After many iterations of color palette, I settled on this modification that highly favored the reds of the Ha and SII images. I just could not wrap my head around a Hubble palette for this target.

I found the techniques explained on https://thecoldestnights.com/2020/06/pixinsight-dynamic-narrowband-combinations-with-pixelmath/ for using pixelmath to combine nonlinear data particularly useful in bringing out the detail.

Enjoy my bold interpretation of this beautiful region of Orion.

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IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula in modified SHO, Greg Nelson

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