Horsehead Nebula captured on a privately owned 20" Planewave telescope in Nevada

RGB 550 min Ha 600 min = 19h 10 m

Image processed with AxelPixelProcessor, and Topaz DeNoise ,Topaz Sharpen in Photoshop.


The Horsehead Nebula is part of the Orion Complex with active star formation
The deep red color produced by the ionization of Hydrogen gas generated by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis.
Heavy dust concentrations are localized into interstellar clouds resulting in the horsehead configuration blocking star light produced behind it.