IC 434 (Horse Head Nebula) LRGB

[Mr_42tr0nomy]

greetings!

After spending 24 hours collecting data in the freezing mountains, I can officially say that I'm finished with my Horse Head Nebula Project! This data was definitely fun to collect, especially since it's such an iconic nebula. Processing it was rather difficult because a bright star (not imaged) to the right produced some really crazy reflections so I had to crop it down more than I would have liked. Hope you guy like it!

Equipment:
-Astro-Tech 8rc @1625mm Focal length
-Atik 414 ex monochrome CCD
-iOptron CEM60
-Astrodon LRGB
-Luminance:12hrs
-RGB: 4hrs ea.

 

 

[whatablanker]

A great image well donep

[tooth_dr]

What a great close up!