Ani Shastry

Entrant Statement: A purposefully high-contrast rendition of the reddish h-alpha structures that elucidate the foreground horse-head dark-nebula, with colors skewed to cooler bluish tones with NGC 2023.

Location: SRO Auberry CA

Equipment: PlaneWave CDK600, ZWO ASI6200MM, Chroma HaLRGB

Exposure: L: 91x300s, R: 55x300s, G: 41x300s, B: 40x300s, Ha: 93x600s

Total Integration Time: 34.4 hours