When you realize you've had an abnormal 2 days of your fun

[Tracy]

Due to my location and the surrounding trees, for many targets I'm limited to a few hours a night in pursuit of my hobby. And yes, it is one that allows me to be at home most of the time.
This is about 4.25 hours of one of my favorite targets (that I can only really catch in the latter fall/winter time) that honestly surprised the poop out of me once I processed it since the camera is an intro level one and the telescope is one of the cheaper major vendors name brands.

Few of my images have turned out this nice.. and the few that do makes me realize how much fun this hobby can be.
It is also amazing how much is out there in the cosmos that we never even see.

 

[Ravenfreak]

That's a really cool picture! The dark shape in the middle reminds me of a cobra mixed with an alligator. :V Space really is fascinating.

 

[Tracy]

Thanks. The nights were scheduled to be cloudy and I was set up just to catch correction frames (bias, darks and dark flats) but when saw the sky was clear decided to see how clear it was.
That is the Horsehead Nebula, a part of the Orion arm.
To me the head looks a lot like a seahorse head.

 

[Cedric]

What’s that winged horse doing in space? What an odd place for it to be.

Looks stunning, well done.

 

[Teegold]

That's a nice hobby you've got. Imagine capturing thousands or millions of planetary bodies at different times. That can never get boring ☺️