[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Originally Posted by dvj

That is an A-class image.

I've never thought of the Horsehead itself casting a shadow in the foreground dust clouds. Guess I'll be getting rid of that Honders soon.

Thanks John, you can send the Honders my way if you want, I can always use an extra finderscope
Seriously though, I love the efficiency and simplicity of a large Newtonian, and IMHO with a decent corrector they produce images rivalling any other system.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Top result Rolf!

Cheers

Steve

Thank you Steve, I just went for an easy target to stretch the wings of the new scope, but it did turn out nicely.

Originally Posted by alistairsam

I've never thought of that either. you've brought out the dust details really well and the shadow really stands out. really cool especially from outer suburbs seeing. Was there any Light pollution to contend with?

Cheers
Alistair

Cheers Alistair, yes that shadow caught my eye during processing so decided to show as much of the structures in the dust as I could.
Re light pollution, I have the light dome of Auckland to the NE where Orion was positioned during all the data gathering, so theoretically it will have interfered with the image, but I didn't notice any strong gradients or similar in the data.

Originally Posted by DJT

Stunning picture, Rolf. Well done

Thanks David!

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Well done Rolf, a brilliant first image with your new scope! Nice colours and you have brought out a wealth of fine detail with 7 hours of luminance data My only suggestion would be that there does appear to be some sharpening artefacts in some of the dim regions in the nebula, but a minor observation on a great image.

Glad you liked it David. It was a joy to play with the data and see what could be brought out. As mentioned earlier I did experiment with my processing flow and tried some new things, and the result probably shows some artefacts at full resolution. I plan to refine my technique so stay tuned

Originally Posted by iceman

Stunning image, Rolf. Congratulations.

This is now IOTW.

Thank you very much Mike, that's an honour! The new scope certainly passed the test

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice work Rolf, Like I said on FB, there is plenty to like in this image. The full size image presents pretty well overall. Like the colour and detail. All these images of the Horse Head are making me impatient to finish the data collection for my image. Been months since I started, but I have a goal. Lovely work again Rolf. Top shelf.

Thanks Paul, it was fun to try imaging this one as I've never done it before. I haven't even seen it visually although I have tried a couple of times but with no success. I suppose the new scope with its fresh coatings and larger aperture might give me a glimpse visually, I must try that.

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

You've achieved great depth, the reflection neb has comes out extremely well, love the highlights on the horse. Very powerful image.

John.

Cheers John, I'm glad you liked NGC2023 too. Was it not for the Horsehead this would be a popular nebula in its own right, but alas it lies in the shadow of its more famous neighbour, literally!