This is an image from Saturday night's session at Mile Marker 44. The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) both sit near Zeta Orionis, one of the bright stars in Orion's belt.
Since Orion does not rise until around midnight, I wasn't able to image this for very long, so the noise was significant. I also had processing troubles resulting from the blooming and reflections caused by Zeta.
Every time I see an image of the Horsehead, I'm awestruck by the beauty that is so common in the universe, but often hidden away. It's an extreme challenge to observe the Horsehead visually (an H-beta filter helps), but turn the camera on it and the unmistakeable shape of it becomes obvious. There are a lifetime of treasures to observe through a telescope!
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