IC434 - Horses Head in HA

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IC434 - Horses Head in HA

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Hi, well its been a rough winter so far, not much imaging at all. Still having some minor mount issues but things are getting better. So here is what I managed of the Horses Head Nebula in HA.
Camera ATIK 383L+ mono
Mount Bisque PMX+
Data : 11x 300sec
Processing : Pixinsight

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superb shot , thx .
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Congratulations Paul on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!!!

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Well done, and congratulations !
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Hello Paul. A very nice image of the Horse Head Nebula in Ha light. Nice contrast and details in your capture and the horse's mane shows up well too. Thanks for sharing this with us on here Paul and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
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Great job. There's something special about Ha images. Especially that region of the sky.
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Very nice capture -- and, yes, it has been a rough few months. Actually three years running for me down here on the equator. Cloudy is the new normal.

Anyway, you got a nice one and congrats for the award.

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Awesome! Well done! Congrats for APOD!
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