"Battle of the Winter Giants" HOO

3-panel mosaic from the Horsehead and Flame Nebula to the famous M42 Great Orion Nebula.

HOO color palette.

100, 5-minute, 100-gain Ha subs
125, 5-minute, 100-gain OIII subs
per panel x 3.

ASI2600mm pro
Esprit 100ED, .79 reducer
446 focal length, F4.4
EQ6-R Pro mount
Guided and Dithered every frame
2x drizzle in Pixinsight

Pixinsight and Photoshop

Data was collected on clear nights during Dec, Jan, Feb, and March 2024.

Locations: My backyard (bortle-7) and CRO (bortle-4).
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Amazing, as always lol. I’ll get there someday :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thanks Joel, it is a very dynamic patch of sky.

Beautiful work on the photo Andy, and beautiful work Universe on the view! I wish we could see the night sky like this with our own eyes-- not to mention everything beyond the visible spectrum.

Fantastic!