B33 - "Horsehead Nebula" in Orion

Horsehead Nebula
 
Telescope: Vixen R200DG (f/4)
Camera: Atik 16HR - Astronomik fillters
Mount: CG11 w/Gemini
Guider: STV w/135mm lens
Exposures: L: 6@ 5 min.; RGB: 3@5min.
Processing: The images were focused, acquired, calibrated, and combined in MaxIm DL. Luminance and RGB images were combined and adjusted in Photoshop CS2 (Levels, Curves). Uneven illumination was corrected using GradientXTerminator. Noise was removed using Grain Surgery.
Note: This was my first image using the R200DG and Atik 16HR. Exposures were cut short by developing clouds.
Location: My backyard observatory in SE Minnesota. Temp: 14F
 
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