horsehead

[Cyberman (Rob)]

Hi all . Here is my go at the horsehead nebula. about 6.5hours with modded 600d canon, eQ6R, 250 F4 newtonian. Used ASAP, Siril and GIMP for processing.
Cheers,Rob.

[Anth10 (Anthony M)]

That’s a lovely picture Rob, very delicate details appearing in the flame and surrounding nebulas / quite a smooth image and sharp where it matters/ star spikes are brilliant from the newt also. Altinak is a beauty.
The trusty DSLR never fails and you have certainly shown that it still holds its own in the forever advancing astrophotography realm.
A

[leon]

There is nothing wrong with that Rob well done indeed.

Leon

[Cyberman (Rob)]

Anthony, thanks for your comments. I was able to sharpen a bit in the brightest parts of the nebulae where the SN ratio was better, but was unable to sharpen most of the image. I didn't try to tame Altinak ( don't knew how to anyway).
Leon thanks for your encouragement.
I was pleasantly surprised that the humble DSLR was able to produce something that looked a bit like the horse's head. It is modified but not cooled and I didn't use a filter
Cheers,Rob

[Dave882 (David)]

That’s an excellent shot. You should be extremely happy with that! Beautiful detail and the colour and dynamic range is well balanced. Great work!

[Cyberman (Rob)]

Thanks David. I am happy with this result. I could try to add more data but there have been very few cloud free nights this summer in Brisbane. I think my computer also would struggle to stack any more 45sec subs. Talking about summer, the sensor got up to 39 degrees C. Yikes!
Cheers, Rob