Horsehead Nebula (IC434) & VdB 52

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Horsehead Nebula (IC434) & VdB 52

[Public Domain] 4 Apr 2022 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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Horsehead Nebula (IC434) & VdB 52
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Thanks to a record breaking summer of rain and flash flooding, this image was slowly exposed over several months through any potential gap in the clouds. What it lacks in exposure time I’ve made up for processing the hell out of it until it was adequate! I wanted to get in nice and close and frame the iconic chess piece with the interesting blue reflection nebula below it. For a super deep dive into what you’re looking at and how this all works see my video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsQxB8sat38

Take with Celestron 11″ Edge HD
SkyWatcher EQ8-Rh Pro Mount / NexDome
Celestron 0.7x Reducer (1960mm FL)
QHY268M CMOS Camera
24 x 300s Hydrogen Alpha Filter
27 x 180s Blue Filter
24 x 180s Green Filter
Combined as HaHaGB in PixInsight & Photoshop
Total Exposure Time : 4.5 hours

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