Another Ha picture of the HorseHead Nebula, taken through the FS102 at the natural focal lenght of 820 mm.

Camera : Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 with Astronomik 13nm Ha filter


Telescope : Takahashi FS-102 at F/8 on a GM2000-FS2


Guiding : ST4 on a Vixen 80/910mm.


Exposure : 6x1200sec. unbinned


Processing : MaxIm (align, combine, stretching) - Photoshop (final enhancing)


Location : St. Barthelemy (Val d'Aosta) - 1800 mt. height


Date : October 30, 2005


Notes : a great night (and great day too), fantastic weather, good friends, amazing nature and landscapes. Got the Heaven on Earth!!

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