IC434 - Horse Head Nebula

This image is reprocessed from an earlier version. I did another blend of the H-alpha with the red channel, sharpened portions, removed blue halos from the brighter stars, and removed the artifacts from the bright star (Alnitak) just off the left side.

Date:10/17/2004
Location:MASP 2004, Robbins, NC
Optics:Orion 80mm ED, 600mm f/7.5
Exposure:L: 12 x 15 min, RGB: 9,6,6 x 5 min
Camera:SBIG ST-7E
Mount:Losmandy G11