The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae (NGC 2024 and B 33)

[eshy76]

Hi everyone,

I've been beavering away on a couple of images, one of the Pacman nebula and this, my first Horsehead.

Shot over several nights in my back garden. Terrible weather meant a big gap between imaging nights - it's amazing how you (or is it just me?!) forget the little details in just 8 or 9 days...

Lum data is lacking a bit and I couldn't tame mighty Alnitak. But I like the result.

Anyway, a number of firsts here - first completed image with the Lakeside focuser, first true tests of APT's recently added auto meridian flip (works great!) and first time using Astro Pixel Processor for calibration and stacking. APP is a contender - very easy to use - I threw all my multinight multifilter data at it and it chugged through it all with the minimum of fuss!

4.9 hours of HaLRGB data. L 108x15", R 41x60", G 84x30", B 81x30", Ha 35x250".

Thanks for looking!

[Demonperformer]

Very creditable result. Well worth the time spent on it.

[SIDO]

Very Nice, one of my favorite AP scenes ?

[eshy76]

Thank you both! I love everything to do with Orion (even Alnitak!), so I am happy to get an image of this!