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Andy Dungan
Near Cotopaxi, CO USA

10/23/2023
05:15 am

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Equipment Details:

Canon R full spectrum Sigma 150-600C@600mm 120sec f6.3 iso12800 15shots + flats
Star Adventurer 2i to track

Post-processing Details:

Affinity Photo 2 to stack and process Starnet2 to separate stars.

Image Details:

I took the shots for this photo a week ago while the moon was gone in the morning. I took something like 60 or more photos, but due to my mistakes (a given in astrophotography) I only got 15 good ones. And, that was enough. Next year I will see if I can improve on the photo. Honestly it turned out pretty good. I was excited because I wanted to post this for Halloween. I realized the Witch Head nebula really looked like a witch (see the nose and chin) about 2 months ago, but again waited for Halloween.

There is humor in deep space as well.

Happy Halloween!!!

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!