A horse from the doghouse 12 nov 2010

h0ughy (David) · #1 13-11-2010, 03:05 PM

well i nearly fell over backwards last night - i managed to image for the first real time in 3 months. managed to get 17 x 10 min shots of the area of the flame and horsehead. Stacked in DSS and processed in pixinsight. its ordinary but i am happy to have captured the photons. 127ED canon40D with cls filter, on g11 - UNBELIEVEABLE - the rms was .25 all night (for me thats good normally is higher) - just a pity the moon and light pollution was around

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leon · #2 13-11-2010, 03:17 PM

Fine effort indeed Houghy (it is a wonder you still knew how to do it,)

if your last post title had anything to do with it

Seriously it is a fine image mate even with the Moon hanging around.

Leon

tornado33 · #3 13-11-2010, 03:43 PM

Yep, excellent focus and tracking. Its great to take advantage of good seeing. Filter pulls out the nebulosity well
Scott

TrevorW · #4 13-11-2010, 03:48 PM

Houghy not bad needs a bit of lifting IMO as focus appears soft maybe try a smart sharpen and a touch more curves, also there appears to be some banding in the bottom part of the image

h0ughy (David) · #5 13-11-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

Houghy not bad needs a bit of lifting IMO as focus appears soft maybe try a smart sharpen and a touch more curves, also there appears to be some banding in the bottom part of the image

no darks will do then tonight

sadia · #6 13-11-2010, 05:39 PM

Nice one David

. I kind of like the way the image has been processed where i don't get the feeling that its been sharpened.

h0ughy (David) · #7 13-11-2010, 05:59 PM

yeah i know the banding is there - didnt get to get the darks done. well here is another take to remove it

[1ponders] (Paul) · #8 13-11-2010, 07:41 PM

definitely prefer the second one Dave

h0ughy (David) · #9 13-11-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by [1ponders]

definitely prefer the second one Dave

thanks paul - worth rotating the dome eh?

[1ponders] (Paul) · #10 13-11-2010, 08:46 PM

LOL yep

Paul Haese · #11 13-11-2010, 09:55 PM

Nice image David. This is one tough sucker at the best of times. I think your location is in Newcastle and if so that is pretty darn good. The light pollution and moon light alone would kill a lot of the available light from entering your sensor.

There is some fine detail present around the head. Maybe get some more subs and try to brighten the image a little.

Well done.

RB (Andrew) · #12 14-11-2010, 10:02 AM

Well done Davo, very nice result, especially given the conditions.
Sharp as a Tak.

You should grab some darks during your imaging run mate.

Hagar (Doug) · #13 14-11-2010, 10:08 AM

Nice result David. Not the easiest of targets which you have done well. Alnitak can be a big problem which you seem to have controlled very nicely.

Well done.

h0ughy (David) · #14 14-11-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice image David. This is one tough sucker at the best of times. I think your location is in Newcastle and if so that is pretty darn good. The light pollution and moon light alone would kill a lot of the available light from entering your sensor.

There is some fine detail present around the head. Maybe get some more subs and try to brighten the image a little.

Well done.

thanks Paul, there is a fair bit of LP now, thats why i now use a cls filter

h0ughy (David) · #15 14-11-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RB

Well done Davo, very nice result, especially given the conditions.
Sharp as a Tak.

You should grab some darks during your imaging run mate.

yeah love to use the 150

do darks today

h0ughy (David) · #16 14-11-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hagar

Nice result David. Not the easiest of targets which you have done well. Alnitak can be a big problem which you seem to have controlled very nicely.

Well done.

thanks for that

multiweb (Marc) · #17 14-11-2010, 02:20 PM

Cool HH but I what I'd really like to know is with all the stuff you've put for sale recently on the classified, how did you get all this gear past SWMBO in the first place. I'm all ears. I want to learn and I need a mentor

h0ughy (David) · #18 14-11-2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Cool HH but I what I'd really like to know is with all the stuff you've put for sale recently on the classified, how did you get all this gear past SWMBO in the first place. I'm all ears. I want to learn and I need a mentor

that is a secret i cannot tell....

gregbradley · #19 15-11-2010, 03:47 PM

Very nice Houghy. As far as banding goes, doesn't that just mean the image has been pushed too hard and its showing the pattern noise of the sensor or is it some other thing?

Greg.

strongmanmike (Michael) · #20 15-11-2010, 05:26 PM

This is a fabulous image Dave, especially considering where it was taken from. It has a lovely darkish sinister look to it like it is really hovering in the dark night sky - nice job

Mike