M78 and The Horsehead Nebula

Posted: Oct 2nd, 2025

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Telescope/Lens: Samyang 135 f/2 ED

Camera: Fujifilm X-A3

Mount: OG startracker

Software: Siril

Exposure:

92 x 20" ISO/Gain: 3200

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Asino, Russia

Sep 27th, 2025

31 m

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M78 and The Horsehead Nebula

2 Oct, 2025

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Iren

A very beautiful composition! But the objects lack brightness. How much integration time was used here?

2 Oct, 2025 Reply

Kirpersidsky Replied to Iren

30 minutes

2 Oct, 2025 Reply

Kirpersidsky Replied to Iren

Thank you! It's more about contrast; I didn't separate the star trails from the background. The processing was minimal—only background subtraction, noise reduction, deconvolution, stretching, and saturation. I wanted to achieve the most natural-looking image possible.

2 Oct, 2025 Reply

Iren Replied to Kirpersidsky

For 30 minutes, it's quite good.

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Iren Replied to Kirpersidsky

Yes, exactly the contrast). But the image is very good. So many objects visible at once, you could gather more data to bring out more details.

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Kirpersidsky Replied to Iren

Perhaps it's also because some of the shots were taken at dawn, at the end of astronomical twilight.

2 Oct, 2025 Reply

Kirpersidsky Replied to Iren

Perhaps it's also because some of the shots were taken at dawn, at the end of astronomical twilight.