A common winter astrophotography target, the Horsehead and Flame are easily found near Alnitak in Orion, the leftmost of the belt stars.
In this image, we see can see dark nebulae, dusty regions that block the light from behind, emission nebula that fluoresce from the UV light of big. bright stars nearby, and reflection nebulae, dusty regions that reflect the light of nearby stars.
There is also a hidden little galaxy in this image, a MAC galaxy that is on the AINTNO list, if you can find it.
Integration per filter:
– Multiband: 5h 40m (85 × 240")
Equipment:
– Telescope: Radian 61
– Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
– Mount: iOptron CEM60EC
– Filter: Antlia Quad Band Anti-Light Pollution Filter 2" Mounted
– Software: Adobe Photoshop, Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
For full image: https://app.astrobin.com/i/cxcslq
by twilightmoons