Horsehead & Flame Nebula

[leinad]

3hrs worth of 5min ISO800/ISO400 with 8" Guided
Darks only subtracted; 2x2 binned. Processed in PS.

Collimation was slightly off, and slight drift was noted possibly due to faint guidestar with PHD, though the results were quite pleasing for a first on the horsehead. :D
Thanks to bmitchell82 for good company and assisting during the night ;)

Still trying to get the processing right;

[leon]

Nice going leinad, you have done very well with this one, looks pretty good to me and nicely processed, well done

Leon

[leinad]

Thanks Leon. There was quite a bit of vignetting that I tried to remove with Lens Distortion in PS. Plus get the color balance right. Another good learning experience(exposures and processing).

[Hagar]

Nice one Leinad. Just squeezed the flame and horse in the image frame.

The image would have been enhanced with the use of flat frames.

[leinad]

The flats I took didnt turn out very well, so I had to exclude them :(
something I'll need to work on for the 8"; possibly large white perspex sheet somewhere I can put over the front then point at the eave light.

[atalas]

Nice shot Leinard.