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The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB, Adam Cox
The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB, Adam Cox
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Target: The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB

Approximately 20hrs integration total: 

Ha x 94 x 360 sec
R x 85 x 180 sec
G x 64 x 180 sec
B x 64 x 180 sec

Date: Imaged over Nov 23 - Feb 24 from ACT region, Australia.

Equipment:
Scope: William Optics Zenithstar 81 with Flattener
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Filters: 2" Antlia RGB Pro 2" and Antlia 4.5nm Edge Ha Filter
Mount: EQ6-R Pro
Guidescope: SV106 60mm Achromatic Guide Scope
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM

Processing:
Processed in PixInsight:
WBPP with 2x Drizzle and Autocrop enabled
BlurXTerminator per RGB channel
LRGB Combine using Ha for 50% Lum 
SPCC
Histogram Transform for stretching, hue and saturation
NoiseXTerminator

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The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - HaRGB, Adam Cox