Dusty Steed

[Ken Crawford]

Hello everyone,

I regret that I have decomissioned our (Don Goldman and I) observatory in Moorook. Even though I will be without your wonderful southern skies (for awhile) I enjoy this forum very much and will continue to post here if you don't mind.

I have been absent for awhile but have managed to finally image a target that has long been on my list. I know you have seen a million of these but I think you may find this one a bit different.

I have been learning the wonders of HDR pro and HDR tonal adjustments in CS5 and am amazed at there power. I have combined three different contrast adjusted images with two different decons (positive constraint and MaxE) and then used the MSDLB. I have been attending an online CS5 class and have learned about these wonderful tools.

Notice the Herbig-Haro objects around and within NGC2023 that blending in 8 hours of Ha helped make pop. Zoom and pan around at the details of this dusty steed.

http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Nebulae/Horsehead/Horsehead.htm

Thanks for taking the time to look . . .

Kindest Regards,

[Octane]

Best B33 I've ever seen.

Insane resolution.

H

[TrevorW]

Show off :P:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

That image is in a league of its own. You're pushing out the boundaries with this image.

Greg.

[renormalised]

You're always welcome here, Ken :)

That's the best HH I've seen yet...resolution is amazing!!!.

[bert]

Incredible.

The amount of detail even when zoomed in is amazing.

Brett

[CoolhandJo]

No way! Can't be that good can it? Awesome unbelievable image like has never been seen! Perfect.

[Stevec35]

Excellent as always

Steve

[allan gould]

Ive never seen such depth and texture in the Horse before. Astounding work and processing, Ken.

[John Hothersall]

That HH is spectacular and the dust in 2023 I don't think I have seen as strong before.

The difference between yours and the HST isn't that much actually.

John.

[Ken Crawford]

Thanks for the very kind comments! This is the result of some of the "digging out the details" methods I will present at the AAIC in July. I am looking forward to meeting those who can make it.

Kindest Regards,

[SkyViking]

I'm in awe, that's such an incredible image! Amazing detail, and as others have said it's not much different from the HST image. Congratulations on taking this fantastic image Ken.

[iceman]

Incredible! Stunning depth and resolution!

[marc4darkskies]

Beautiful image as always Ken - the details are a feast for the eyes!

Cheers, Marcus

[AG Hybrid]

That resolution is unreal!

[Paul Haese]

Don't worry Ken, I am making use of the mount at every juncture.

As for this image. Lovely noise free image. Loads of detail and sharp resolution of the image. Excellent work.

[Peter Ward]

Big aperture, excellent optics, great mount, superb seeing.... isn't it great when a plan comes together !?

Just sublime Ken. I think you have set a new gold standard for this object.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[multiweb]

That's one real nice HH. As good as it gets. :thumbsup:

[Ken Crawford]

:thanx: again for the repsonses to all and Peter, you are right that those things you mention are important factors. But as long as you can take deep data and get round stars you can dig out amazing details with the right processing steps. Getting enough good data can be the challange but more times than not we end up with "ok" data. If the S/N is good enough you can do things to make the colors and details clear in your processing.

Kindest Regards,

[Lester]

Amazing image Ken, thanks for the view.

[strongmanmike]

Kenny, you got the gear and you got the location and you sure have got the skill :thumbsup:

Amazing image

Mike

[Hagar]

Lovely image Ken, The colour is great and the colour separation is probably the best I have seen.
Lovely Horsie.