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Horsehead (NGC 2023), andruby
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Horsehead (NGC 2023)

Horsehead (NGC 2023), andruby
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Horsehead (NGC 2023)

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I started this hobby in February, so I've been waiting 9 months to be able to image NGC 2023 (the Horse head nebula in Orion).

Clear skies, 62% moon close to the target.

I had to wait until after midnight for Orion to rise above the trees. I am very happy with the result. 

Stacked in Siril with Drizzle. Cropped. Color calibration. Histogram. Background extraction. Saturation. Median Filter. Downsampled. 

Some minor post-processing in Apple Photos

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Horsehead (NGC 2023), andruby