Witch Head Nebula

[RickC]

Hi
This is my first successful image using a ccd camera apart from testing.
…….problems and bad weather etc. getting in the way!!!

Witch Head Nebula IC 2118 in Eridanus taken at Wiruna, last new moon
You can see the glow from the blue super giant star Rigel in Orion just out of frame to the right, there are a few small galaxies and lots of dust and gas in the background.

18 x 10 min. frames with Starlight Xpress m25 one shot colour ccd
fsq + reducer and em200 mount
Processed with dss and cs5

thanks Louie and Ross for your support

[Stevec35]

Hi Richard

Really nice image! You should be pleased with that.

Cheers

Steve

[Kevnool]

That is great.
Hard as to see visually but getting a great look now.
Cheers Kev.

[CoolhandJo]

Wow. Fantastic. Great effort. Really nice shot. You shoul be proud of your first real image for ccd.

[stevous67]

Well done!

Steve

[marc4darkskies]

You've gotta be happy with that Richard - very nice image indeed!

Cheers, Marcus

[swannies1983]

Great "3D" looking capture. Love it!

[TrevorW]

Well done on that one

[midnight]

Love it.

Some great dust going on there and very eerie. Well done!

Darrin...

[dugnsuz]

Nice and smooth image Richard - would love to see a larger version too
Doug

[Lester]

Wonderful view of the Witches Head nebula Richard. It is a Very faint object and you have recorded it well. Thanks for the view.

[gregbradley]

That's an excellent image Richard.

Greg.

[Ross G]

Hi Richard,

A beautiful photo of a faint object.

The quality is excellent, however it's the colours and composition that really make it stand out.
One of the nicest photos of the Witches Head Nebula that I have seen.

Thanks.

Ross.

[strongmanmike]

Yes, a quality shot of this object for sure, nicely composed, lovely result Richard :thumbsup:

Mike

[atalas]

Rich,a wonderful piece of work mate! I'm extremely happy to see the camera working well for you too.

[multiweb]

Yes -very very nice indeed. :thumbsup:

[RickC]

Thanks for all your kind comments, it certainly is encouraging.
Now that the computer and camera are working I hope that I can image more, weather permitting of course!!!

Cheers

Richard

[Paul Haese]

Lovely work.

[allan gould]

That really is a great result. I tried imaging this without realising just how faint it really is - you have done a great job and love the colours.

[richardo]

Great image of the Witch Head Richard!
Your processing looks very well done and I love the fov you are getting with your M25 and FSQ.. great combo, especially for these faint hard to get nebulas.
The SX M25 is still one of the best OSC CCD's around, so you're on a winner here.

Look forward to more.

Rich

[RickC]

Thanks Paul, Allan and Rich
The witch head is a faint nebula and I planed to image it all night but the sky didn’t clear until 12.30 -1.00 am. I was at the Astro. Soc. of NSW site Wiruna about 200 km west of Sydney and the dark sky there saved me, I wouldn’t have a hope back in suburbia

cheers