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Martin Curran
Cheyenne, WY USA
10/21/2023
01:22 am

Equipment Details:

William Optics 91 FLT
ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Skywatcher EQ6-Ri
ASIAIR

Post-processing Details:

Pixinsight: SPCC, BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, GHS, ArcSign Stretch for stars
Photoshop: Camera Raw Filter to enhance detail and contrast, re-screened the stars

Image Details:

First time hitting this target as a primary ... I've done several widefield shot that included it but this is the first time it was featured as it's available early enough to frame up.

The iconic Horsehead is actually a cloud of dust blocking light from a much larger HII region.

Will definitely be re-visiting this target and possibly doing some narrowband normalization.

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