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
Horsehead & Flame Nebula, Krishna Vinod
Horsehead & Flame Nebula
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Horsehead & Flame Nebula

Horsehead & Flame Nebula, Krishna Vinod
Horsehead & Flame Nebula
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Horsehead & Flame Nebula

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First light on new imaging camera - ZWO ASI183MC-Pro! An almost full moon was out, but I was eager to try out the camera and check out the workflow. My first time with cooling, FITS, debayer, etc. Good learning session.

ASIair continues to be really smooth to work with. Targeting at 400mm is difficult with a mount that requires the DEC/RA to be unlocked and manually moved for every change. I use plate solving on ASIair to give me the coordinates of the image center, which I then plug into Skysafari to see exactly where I am pointed and make the next adjustment. Repeat till target is centered.

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Horsehead & Flame Nebula, Krishna Vinod