First HH this season

[multiweb]

Given the lack of horse heads in the deep space section I thought I'd post one just to be different. :P

Little affected by moon glow last night but seeing was reasonable. This is 3h in 5min subs with my C11 hyperstar. I have a bigger one here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/IC434_HS3_ha_ff.jpg).

If I had less sky glow and more data I could have more contrast but I was reasonably happy with that one. Haven't imaged for a while now and haven't used the C11 for over a year I reckon so I was happy it went smoothly enough. :)

[h0ughy]

like it was bought off the shelf - great vista and you have that hyper star humming

[strongmanmike]

Yeeeeah... nice I guess :question:...just needs some colour :D

Seriously though, needs some more brightness along the wall or it looks too flat IMO...but still a great result Froggenator :thumbsup:

Mike

[Rod771]

Very nice Marc!

That's very encouraging :) Well done :thumbsup:

[batema]

Great start to the HH season.

[RickS]

Looks good, Marc!

I must race out and do a HH... and then keep the image up my sleeve for 6 months :lol:

[multiweb]

Thanks David. :thumbsup: Yeah it behaved last night.


Tough crowd. :question: I don't have dark skies to do proper color.

Nah... the relative luminosity is there compared to the flame which is much brighter. When the moon is down I'll get added contrast.


Thanks a lot Rod. :thumbsup:


Thanks mate. :thumbsup: Just good to be out again.

[multiweb]

Thanks Rick. :thumbsup: You'd better hurry. Eta is around the corner. ;)

[RB]

Lovely indeed, good one Marc !

:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot Andrew. :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

They're coming thick and fast at the moment. Nice job Marc.

Cheers

Steve

[multiweb]

Thanks Steve. :thumbsup: They sure do. :lol:

[gregbradley]

Nice one Marc. I like the image scale. Very good.

Greg.

[multiweb]

Thanks Greg. :thumbsup:

[Rigel003]

Nice detail and tight stars, Marc. You'd never think this was taken with a C11. Interesting diffraction spikes on Alnitak. Is it hte camera cable that causes this?

[IanP]

Must be the hyperstar config that produced the spikes ..
Beautiful !!!
:thumbsup:

[prokyon]

Great work! I think it is no easy thing to handle the hyperstar, you can! :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Graeme. :thumbsup: Yes the shadow on all the stars at 7 o'clock is the cabling. So are the funky spikes on Alnitak. I should velcro all this. I'm a bit lazy. Next time. :P

Thanks Ian. :thumbsup:


Thanks a lot Werner. :thumbsup:

[DavidNg]

Love it Marc, look forward to see you colored Horsehead

[DJT]

For this runner, the FOV works for me plus the level of detail you have captured. Classic view.:thumbsup:

[Ross G]

A great looking Horse Head Nebula photo Marc.

Sharp, detailed and such smooth tones.

I love the classic composition

You have your Hyperstar setup so perfectly tuned.

Good luck and looking forward to some beautiful photos.

Ross.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Has it been a year since you used the C11 / Hyperstar? You haven't lost your touch, nice image Marc :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks David. :thumbsup:Colour would be nice.


Thanks mate. :thumbsup:


Thanks a lot Ross. :thumbsup:



Thanks David. :thumbsup: Yes it has been a while.

[stevous67]

Yeah, I nearly forgot what the horsehead region look like! :question:

Nice one Marc, great looking shot. Makes me want the have a try.

Cheers,

Steve

[astronobob]

Woooh back Horsey, thats an impressive result Marc, Ive always thought about a Hyperstar system, but a little out of my price range :confused2:
Your hand has picked it up well after 12 months, a bit like riding a horse hey ;)
Good work indeed :thumbsup:

[marco]

A very nice classy horse Marc, the field is very nice and framing excellent:thumbsup:

Regards
Marco

[multiweb]

Thanks Steve. :thumbsup: Looking forward to yours. I'm sure it will be a stunner.


Thanks Bob. :thumbsup: I gathered my gear bit by bit over a long period of time. Like contrebande past SWMBO ;) C11 was second hand relatively cheap. The hyperstar was around $700.00 at the time when I bought it and it looked like a big camera adapter so didn't rise any eyebrows.


Thanks a lot Marco. :thumbsup: I have to admit the framing wasn't of my own doing. The goto got me there and I started shooting the first 5min sub to see where I was. I though right on and kept going. :)