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The Horsehead nebula (IC434), fduguay
The Horsehead nebula (IC434)
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The Horsehead nebula (IC434)

The Horsehead nebula (IC434), fduguay
The Horsehead nebula (IC434)
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The Horsehead nebula (IC434)

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To me, the horse has always looked more like a dragon. This is especially true on Hubble's images where we can clearly see its arms! Definitely not a horse.

This is my modest attempt at imaging this target which like all of Orion's jewels, is very challenging to capture more than two hours of data per night. This first version has 3h 40min. I hope to add more to it before the end of Orion season. I need more data to bring out the details in the red background nebula.

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