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Horse Head and Flame HaRGB, 



    
        

            Milos Karas
Horse Head and Flame HaRGB
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Horse Head and Flame HaRGB

Horse Head and Flame HaRGB, 



    
        

            Milos Karas
Horse Head and Flame HaRGB
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Horse Head and Flame HaRGB

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 6, 2022
Frames:
130×180(6h 30′) (gain: 120.00) -10°C
Integration:
6h 30′
Darks:
30
Flats:
120
Flat darks:
30
Avg. Moon age:
4.15 days
Avg. Moon phase:
18.28%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 5438586

RA center: 05h39m42s.7

DEC center: -02°4026

Pixel scale: 2.489 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 88.299 degrees

Field radius: 1.707 degrees

Resolution: 4094x2761

File size: 7.2 MB

Locations: BackYard, Úlibice, Česká republika, Czech Republic

Data source: Backyard

Description

Kind of new process for me. Getting RGB data and combining it with H alpha as Luminance channel.
Turns out quite satisfactory though.

Despite using refractor the Alnitak tends to make star spikes - may it doesn't know it shouldn't

2hrs on Ha
1.5hs for each RGB channel

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Horse Head and Flame HaRGB, 



    
        

            Milos Karas