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The Witch Head and Rigel

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SV80ST @ f/4.5 
Riccardi 0.75x Reducer 
Moravian G3-16200
Optolong LRGB
Mach1GTO CP4

L=25x10min
RGB=14x10min each
Total = 11hrs 10min

The Witch Head nebula is believed to be illuminated by the bright star Rigel, the 7th brightest visible star and one of Orion's feet.

For this image I combined all of the LRGB masters into a super LUM, helping to smooth out the noise and enable more stretching.