unexpected horsey

[prokyon]

Hi,

today I had an unexpected chance. The clouds leaved the stage and I got 1/2 hour. So I made 5 pics of the horsehead nebula. Afterwards the clouds came back :mad2: .

Here my result: Pentax 75 SDHF, Canon 350d mod., 5x 300s, ISO800

http://www.prokyon.startime.at/Bilder/Pferdekopfnebel_23Feb09.jpg

cheers

werner

[Mighty_oz]

Very nice. Amazing what u got in such a short time, i envy your skies :)

[Geoff45]

Beautiful shot. Wide angle shots like this are so much better than closeups just showing the horsehead itself.
Here is a purely technical question. If you look closely at Alnitak (sigma Ori) you will see a reflection halo around it but the halo is not centred on the star. I get a similar effect. Do you think this is because of some misalignment? (collimation, focuser droop etc). If you look at this thread, (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=41550) you'll find that the halo is centred

[prokyon]

Thank you for your comments!



A very good question, but I don`t know the answer. I hope someone can help us!

cheers

werner

[h0ughy]

nice shot werner

[RB]

Lovely shot.

[spearo]

well done
nice and crisp
cheers
frank

[Tilt]

Great stuff, not a lot of time but you still managed a good image.

Michael

[renormalised]

Nice shot, Werner...the pferdey's lookin' purdy:P:D:D