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Horsehead and Flame - Widefield, Gary Sizer
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Horsehead and Flame - Widefield

Horsehead and Flame - Widefield, Gary Sizer
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Horsehead and Flame - Widefield

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This image represents six lucky hours over two nights, Halloween and Nov 1st. On the first night, exposures were two minutes each, while the next night they were half as long, so I'd have some calmer data to blend in for Alnitak. I might go as quick as 30 seconds next time; that focal reducer really speeds things up! 

I don't mind saying I'm quite pleased with the subtle foreground colors too. I think the sheer number of frames (over 300!) helped with that. 

Finally, I usually crop my images and remove gradient, but I think that this one is interesting right up to the edges, and it's completely uncropped. This is the full field of an ASI183MC Pro.

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Horsehead and Flame - Widefield, Gary Sizer

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