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RB
21-09-2006, 05:16 PM
Last night was very frustrating.
Took a while to setup all the gear, with a promising clear session ahead.
Once I was polar aligned I had to wait for Orion to clear some tall trees.
Sure enough as I slew over to the hh/flame area it clouded over with high staggered clouds.
I was fuming, instead of getting nice clean frames I got ghostly glowing patchy images. The majority were ruined.

This is the result of some that made it, but only just.
Once again I was beaten by the sunrise.

This is the image of the Horsehead and Flame nebulae.

Average Stack of 46 x 120 sec (1.5 hours) @ ISO 1600 (darks, flats, bias applied).
Imaged through the TOA 130 @ F/5.8 using the Canon 20Da.

Hope you enjoy, comments welcome.

Andrew
EzyStyles
21-09-2006, 05:31 PM
thats a great shot andrew even after a frustrating night. i know exactly what u mean. is there a bigger version?
Striker
21-09-2006, 05:38 PM
Nice image there Andrew,

Its a shame the conditions let you down...you can really see it in those large stars.

You know I would like to see you lower that ISO down to 800.

Still its a nice image to look at.
RB
21-09-2006, 06:18 PM
Yeah Tony I was planning to shoot at 800 ISO but I was also going to capture for longer too. As the conditions deteriorated I bumped it to 1600 iso and only got 1.5 hours.

You don't know how lucky you are Tony to have an observatory.

Thanks for your comments Eric and Tony.
Lee
21-09-2006, 06:39 PM
Beautiful shot..... I think it looks great.... :)
iceman
21-09-2006, 07:10 PM
Beautiful shot Andrew, especially given your frustrating conditions!
RB
21-09-2006, 08:36 PM
Here's a rework with the levels adjusted and noise reduced.

Cheers.
sheeny
21-09-2006, 08:38 PM
Well done RB!:thumbsup:

I too have a strong yearning for an obs!... I appreciate your frustrations.

Al.
jjjnettie
21-09-2006, 10:04 PM
Love the richness of the colours. The Flame Neb is spectacular.
h0ughy
21-09-2006, 10:10 PM
lovely as per usual Mr RB. you takey nicey picture!!
tornado33
21-09-2006, 10:11 PM
Yes great work especially considering the less than perfect conditions.
Scott
RB
22-09-2006, 10:28 AM
OK I've uploaded a larger version (384k).
It's come up surprisingly well considering.
What do you think?
View Here (http://www.users.bigpond.com/the_galilee/storage/hhbig.jpg)
xstream
22-09-2006, 02:58 PM
In a word Andrew. Magic!
iceman
22-09-2006, 03:07 PM
Very nice Andrew, could use some diffraction spikes on that bright star :P
Lester
22-09-2006, 03:08 PM
Great image Andrew and well processed.
gbeal
22-09-2006, 06:55 PM
I reckon you are getting too picky Mr RB. That is a cracker, and if it were mine I would be stoked. Like this forum and the planetary images being submitted, the bar has gone up a whole heap in the short time we have known each other.
If only I could do it................
I know what you mean about the clouds though.
ving
22-09-2006, 07:05 PM
great stuff RB!!!
:thumbsup:
Adrian-H
22-09-2006, 08:52 PM
thats fantastic imo.. one of the stars seems alittle huge, but the details you got in the horsehead is great!

ive tried this target on a moony night had no luck at all with it. maybe ill try it again tonight



thats what i was thinking too :lol:
RB
23-09-2006, 01:41 PM
:lol2: Mike, don't you know refractors aren't suppose to have spikes.:lol:

I'll have to weld some chain onto the refractor dew shield next time. :lol:

Yes Adrian, the huge star was because of thin cloud interfering with the exposures.

Cheers
beren
23-09-2006, 01:45 PM
Beautiful image RB:thumbsup: despite the dodgy conditions , I don't know what could be possibly more frustrating then setting up your gear and tuning it for AP work and getting clouded out AARRGG