The Flaming Horse

This is my first image of 2021 and my first time using a hydrogen-alpha filter. It’s amazing how far away and faint this object is, but with the right equipment, hidden wonders beyond everyday light pollution can be uncovered.

 

I decided to go with a fiery look considering this was my first attempt with a Ha filter. The bright reds and burning oranges never get old especially when you understand this area in space is both a hot star-forming region and where tons of cold, dark gas come together to create beautiful, artistic silhouettes.

 

Telescope: Startravel 120/600mm

Camera: Astro-modified Canon 60D

Mount: Heq5 Pro

Integration: ~8.3 hrs

Filters:

30x600s using Astronomik 12nm Ha

20x600s using Lumicon UHC

ISO: 500

 

Location: Vancouver, BC

Bortle 8

Date: January 21 - February 11, 2021

 

Acquisition:

Astrophotography Tool

PHD2

EQMOD

 

Processed (in this order):

Deepskystacker

Siril

Starnet++

Photoshop

Denoise AI

 

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Done