The Horsehead in Orion (Andre Vilhena)

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The Horsehead in Orion

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Finally!

I've been wanting to photograph the famous Horsehead Nebula for quite a while - after all, it is probably one of the most beautiful areas in the night sky. I made a first try a couple of months after starting the hobby and I refrain to re-post the result.
The second try was much more successful. However, the focus was not the Horsehead but all the area around the asterism named as Three Kings, the three most bright stars in the photo on this side. So, three and an half year into the hobby and no decent close-up photo of this area... Well, being a winter nebula (northern hemisphere) does not help but, as it happens, it looks like this year Santa Claus sent a gift in advance: 8 nights of clear skies near the New Moon!!

I think it's a fairly decent result - I hope you enjoy!

This is an HaLRGB image taken at Barcarena, Portugal (Bortle 8) in December 2023 in a total of 25 hours.

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RA (center)	05h40m33s.76
RA (top/left)	05h38m38s.30
RA (top/right)	05h37m11s.65
RA (bottom/right)	05h42m29s.78
RA (bottom/left)	05h43m55s.79

Dec (center)	-02°20′29″.7
Dec (top/left)	-01°13′07″.3
Dec (top/right)	-03°13′35″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-03°27′45″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-01°27′19″.10

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