The Pink Pony Club

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The Pink Pony Club

[Public Domain] 16 Jan 2026 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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Are you a member of the pink pony club? Not the metaphorical gay bar, but the moment in your astrophotography journey when you capture the horsehead nebula for the first time and go “Wow, it actually does look like a horse.”

Unlike other nebulae nobody has to draw the outline, tell you to squint your eyes or point out the bit that looks like the name. It’s just the most unambiguous horse head you’ve ever seen in the universe. And if you managed to shoot it with your own camera – congratulations – you’re in the pink pony club baby.

Celestron 14″ EHD @ F7.7 / 2737mm FL
ZWO 2600MM Duo
Hydrogen Alpha – 61 x 3m
Green – 17 x 3m
Blue – 28 x 3m
Total time : 5.3 hours
(Abandoned session early due to new dust on sensor, but I’m in the club oh mama).

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