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A black and white image of the Horsehead nebula and nearby NGC2023.
⭐ This photograph is part of our signature series.

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Telescope:   Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
Length:   1645mm
Aperture:   235mm
F-stop:   f/7.0
Sessions:   2
Captured:   2022-11-05 to 2023-01-02
Lights:   23
Exposure:   300
Total exposure:   1 h
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I have a lot of images that target this nebula, but this is a favorite of mine. I processed it with the goal of preserving as much detail in the dusty foreground as possible.
I spent several evenings imaging this target to bring out the detail that surrounds the horse, including wispy filaments of interstellar dust and the rippling red curtain behind it.
An Optolong L-Extreme filter helped bring out the rich red that gives this deep sky object the lesser known name of Flame Nebula.
Although we tend to refer to IC434 as the Horsehead Nebula, it's actually an emission nebula hidden behind the Horsehead nebula. The latter is made up of dark dust that is illuminated by the former. This framing honors the beauty and grace of the horse's silhouette, but I'm working on a mosaic that captures the broader area to include the Flame Nebula (NGC2024).
To bring in 2023, I took a high resolution of NGC2023, an often overlooked nebulae that sprawls just beneath the famous Horsehead nebula (IC434.

Objects in frame:

Flame Nebula Horsehead Nebula IC434 NGC2023
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