Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 Ori  ·  50 Ori)  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  The star Alnitak (ζ Ori  ·  The star σ Ori
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Horsehead Nebula LRGBHa, Xinran Li
Horsehead Nebula LRGBHa
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Horsehead Nebula LRGBHa

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Horsehead Nebula LRGBHa, Xinran Li
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Horsehead Nebula LRGBHa

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IC434, i.e. the horsehead nebula, is a star nursery rich in gas, making it impermeable to visible light, leaving a horsehead-shaped dark region on top of a background of Ha-emission. This image combines Ha into R (100%), B(20%), and L(40%) at the linear stage with a protocol I made for LRGBHa combinations for galaxies under the purpose of leaving color balance undisrupted to the best extent, and the result turns out pretty good.

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Horsehead Nebula LRGBHa, Xinran Li