Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
Horsehead & Flame Nebula, John Kanouse
Horsehead & Flame Nebula
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Horsehead & Flame Nebula

Horsehead & Flame Nebula, John Kanouse
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Horsehead & Flame Nebula

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This is my first astrophoto taken with a telescope. I have 2 major issues that I need to solve. First, the field is not flat, I was using a flattener, but discovered that I did not include a required spacer. I assumed the flattener was a one piece part, but found the spacer still in the packaging. I believe that will solve my enlongated stars at the edge of the image... they all point inward toward the center.

My second issue is a dust blob. I just modded my camera, so I believe the dust blob was introduced during the procedure. I will look into that. It actually shows up twice on the image due to a meridian flip.

Other than that, I happy with the image. I did not spend too much time on the post processing. Once I correct the other problems, I plan to image the horsehead again.

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Horsehead & Flame Nebula, John Kanouse