Definitely Witches Head @ 280mm

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Hello all,
Pretty certain this is the Witches Head at 280mm!!!
(Nailed the old bag!!!!)

Very rough first draft - 50mins total iso1600.
Potential though!

Satellite trail right through the frontal lobe too!!!!
Cheers m'dears!!!
Doug

[renormalised (Carl)]

She's been lobotomised!!!

Great piccie, though

One wonders how many "witches brews" have been concocted in her dust and gases??!!

[Craig_L]

Nailed it! Damn those clear skies up in the hills.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

You finally imaged it up close and personal Doug great pic........Cheers Kev.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Cheers all - perhaps "nailed" was an unfortunate choice of words for such a family-friendly forum

[Garyh]

Good one Doug!
Yes it needs heaps of exposure and clear skies to get this one!
Love the wideview one as well!
My attempt was nearly 2 hours worth and still not real deep..
cheers Gary

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Very Nice Doug,

I like the framing and the laser sighted bullet through her frontal lobe.

Now, its definitely the Witches head but are you definitely sure that's at 280mm? You know I am a stickler for details and you dont want to get it wrong........again!

Lovely shot.

Cheers

Chris

[Jen]

wow thats cool Doug

[g__day (Matthew)]

Great tight stars - you're guiding and focus is excellent!

[multiweb (Marc)]

The framing looks great. It's just such a huge object. Colors looking good already. More data will certainly make it a ripper in the final. Well done.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Thanks all - and Happy New Year too.
Doug

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

She's a beaut old hag. Must have a go at this one myself.

[RB (Andrew)]

Nice one Doug, it has heaps of potential if you can add more exposure time.
Nice and sharp !...... that's expected from this lens.

Well done mate !

[richardo (Rich)]

Nailed well and truly Doug!

Love this object, but she is elusive and needs lots of time to get her.

Very nice indeed.

All the best
Rich

[leon]

Nice work Doug, you are doing wonders with that lens of yours, shame about the trail though. keep em coming mate.

leon

[TrevorW]

Hey Dougie

good one well done I got a satellite through Orion last night and also a nice meteor which lasted about 10-15 seconds

Cheers

[jase (Jason)]

Excellent Doug. Indeed, this is a tough target at the best of times. You've done well to bring out the details. I recall having to do heavy masking to manage brightness of the area - in particular from the star Rigel.