IC434 - Horsehead nebula and NGC2024 - Flame nebula

A Two very beautiful and common winter targets. Captured on 20th of January 2026 - weather was kind enough here in Poland, to give us few clear nights. I was finally able to test my new AM3N mount. Everything was setup properly, data was being collected and then, the Aurora Borealis happened. Strong and beautiful. I’ve never seen one before, and haven’t even dreamed to see it with such power at my backyard. Because of that, some of the data was unusable (~2h), however I don’t mind that ;)

Not going to capture more light for this one, due to double star beams. If you wonder why? - it’s because of Meridian flip and having a Newtonian telescope with secondary mirror spider not aligned with axis - my previous mount didn’t do that so I was not aware, however lesson learned.

There is also a “ghost” from Alnitak. Not sure what caused it, if you have an idea, please share in comments.