The famous Horsehead Nebula is one of my favourite deep sky targets and one I found it hard to believe I could actually image from my own back garden. And when imaging this dark nebula in widefield, you get two for the price of one, because the Flame Nebula is also in view in the lower left corner.
The big problem with imaging this fantastic pair of nebulae is the very bright star called Alnitak to the left of the horse's head, which tends to drown everything out. In trying to dim it's effect, there is a tendency for it to become quite dull, as it has done in my image above, so more work is needed to get the final image I so desire for my wall.
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