horsey

[vlazg]

The ist astrophoto i think i ever saw was of the Horsehead taken at Mt Palomar when i was 10, its stuck in my mind ever since.
55 years later i finally got to do it myself
:D:D
A bit noisy, i think i will get more data on this one.
33 3min subs, dark and flat
flt110 atik 383 osc, sg pro, nebulosity, cs6
Cheers
George

[Somnium]

great shot George, some more data will reduce the noise a bit

[vlazg]

Thanks Aiden, this is the 1st night that things have seemed to come together.
16 months of reading, this forum, you tube and many mistakes is finally starting to sink in :P
Cant wipe the grin off my face. :):):):):):):):)

[Atmos]

Nicely done! It may be a bit noisy but there is some fantastic colour there. Bit more data and you'll be set.

[billdan]

Gooday George,

Beautiful image there mate, great colours and good framing. Makes me think I should go out and buy a refractor as another scope. So happy you got the M31 noise issue solved, who would have thought it was voltage regulation.


Personally I have never been able to get a decent image of the horsehead due to Alnitak reflecting off the CCD chip and then bouncing off the CCD Window back onto the chip ruining the image. I get the same thing with Pleaides as well.

Keep up the good work mate, before the monsoon sets in.

Cheers
Bill

[vlazg]

>Thanks Colin , will try to get more tonight

[raymo]

Nice job George; another 50 or 60 subs will help big time.
raymo

[vlazg]

Ta Raymo,
if my single subs were as good as yours, i would not need so many
Eyes are falling out but will do some more tonight :P

[Somnium]

It is a great feeling !

[raymo]

I just realised that your horsey's stars are also elongated, maybe cut
the subs back to 2 mins until you get the tracking sorted.
raymo

[RickS]

Congratulations, George! 55 years of planning :)

[vlazg]

Thanks Rick

[rustigsmed]

great HH George, as the others say some more data to smooth it all out and you've got yourself a might fine image :)
glad to hear/see its all coming together!

Cheers

Rusty

[vlazg]

80 min more data

[Somnium]

that has really helped the noise, looking good !

[rustigsmed]

huge difference with the extra data :thumbsup::thumbsup:
if you keep getting more data you'll be able to dig out some of the brown dust :)

[Flugel88]

your added 80 min really did clean up that noise allot.
A lovely shot George with a pleasant FOV

[vlazg]

Thanks Michael, Rusty and Aiden.
i have decided to spend a lot more time on this, would like to do a mosaic that includes the orion nebula or am i being too ambitious ;)

[raymo]

That's a ripper now George.
raymo

[andyc]

Great image! You've got to be happy with that :thumbsup: Mosaic will be a challenge, but surely worth a go if you can pick the framing and get enough clear skies?

[Somnium]

Just have a think about how long it took you to get this one, then calculate how many frames you will need to make up the mosaic, then multiply your effort by that amount, if that doesn't make you want to cry then sure go for it :)

[vlazg]

:eyepop: :doh: :face: :fishing: