The Horsehead and Flame

[Buzzard75]

Haven't been around in while. It's actually been over a year and a half since I've done any imaging at all. Life has been pretty hectic and my weather windows have been limited. The two were very rarely in agreement. This past weekend I had the fortune of being able to image two nights in a row. I was kind of surprised that everything went as smoothly as it did. I figured I'd have some bugs to work out, but not too many. Only issue I had was the meridian flip. It didn't execute either night. Fortunately I was smart enough to set an alarm to check it. This is the resulting HaLRGB image of The Horsehead and Flame region in Orion. 

ZWO ASI183MM Pro
William Optics Redcat 51
iOptron CEM40EC
Chroma 31mm 3nm Ha and LRGB filters
Ha 48x300s
L 53x180s
R 17x180s
G 17x180s
B 15x180s
9.1 hours total exposure
Captured with APT, processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2023 by Buzzard75

[MartinB]

A spectacular image with lots to look at.  Well done!