First attempt at the horsehead

[A23649]

Hi,
With the arrival of my new shiny Ha filter (this morning) I decided that I needed to get the guiding working, meaning this was more of a test image set than anything. This obviously needs more data to help smoothen it out and add a bit more signal and any Opinions/Criticisms/Processing tips very welcome.

Cheers,
Nathan

4 x 15 min Luminance (no darks or flats applied)
EQ5 Goto
Orion 8" F/4.6 Newtonian astrograph
SBIG STL 11000M

Link to higher res image http://www.astrobin.com/full/31385/?mod=none

[Octane]

Well done, Nathan.

That is just about the perfect composition, too. :)

H

[A23649]

Thanks H!

[johnnyt123]

That looks great Nathan...

What software did you use to stack and process the 4 exposures?

Johnny

[A23649]

I used DSS for the stacking and startools for the final processing.

[johnnyt123]

My first attempt at the Horse head nebula can be considered a failure compared to this....
I have a lot to learn......

well done on this pic...

[A23649]

Your attempt on the horsehead is certainly not a failure, rather a valuble learning experience. Thank you for the nice comments though.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Looks very nice for a test image with only 4 subs Nathan! My only comment would be that collimation looks slightly out in the lower left / upper right areas.

[A23649]

Thanks David,
I had a sneaking suspicion that this was the case during processing, better go tweak it now.:thanx:

[gregbradley]

Sweeet!

Greg.

[A23649]

Thanks Greg.

[Ross G]

Great looking photo Nathan.

So much detail and nice composition.

Ross.