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16-08-2019, 06:01 PM
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Blue Horsehead from AF19
17 hours of the Blue Horse head using the Samyang 135mm at F2.8 and QHY10
Processed with Pixinsight and Captured with SGP
Link to larger view
https://www.astrobin.com/421126/
I found the focus point quite critical at F2.8 so some of the subs were a little softer than i would have liked. Might try motorizing the rig amd see if that helps.
Suggestions welcome, thanks for looking
Geoff
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16-08-2019, 06:29 PM
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An excellent example of great astrophotography.
Accurate colour, great dynamic range (while still respecting the light) and photogenic framing.
Well done
16-08-2019, 07:12 PM
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Totally agree with Peter top job love it
cheers Pete
16-08-2019, 07:51 PM
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That’s a cracker Geoff
16-08-2019, 09:16 PM
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That's an excellent image Geoff. Congrats.
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16-08-2019, 09:38 PM
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Great result Geoff. You must be happy with that.
16-08-2019, 10:57 PM
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there is so much in there i cant see the horse! like the others have said ,fantastic image
16-08-2019, 11:45 PM
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Brilliant image well captured, and I just love the dust
17-08-2019, 08:31 AM
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17-08-2019, 11:46 AM
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Lovely image - well done!
17-08-2019, 12:05 PM
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Peter Ward
An excellent example of great astrophotography.
Accurate colour, great dynamic range (while still respecting the light) and photogenic framing.
Well done
Thanks Peter appreciate your kind comments
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spiezzy
Totally agree with Peter top job love it
cheers Pete
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Camelopardalis
That’s a cracker Geoff
Thanks Pete and Dunk
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gregbradley
That's an excellent image Geoff. Congrats.
Greg.
Cheers Greg
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peter_4059
Great result Geoff. You must be happy with that.
Thanks Pete, really happy with this one
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h0ughy
there is so much in there i cant see the horse! like the others have said ,fantastic image
Thanks David
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dave_galera
Brilliant image well captured, and I just love the dust
Glad you like it, Dave
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Thanks Marc, I think the 17 hours of data helped
17-08-2019, 04:05 PM
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Was hoping you'd put this up soon Geoff. Fantastic work - looks even more amazing in the full res version than the glimse at AF. You must be very happy indeed with this one.
17-08-2019, 04:31 PM
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Lovely image - well done!
Thanks for the kind comments, Andy
Geoff
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Was hoping you'd put this up soon Geoff. Fantastic work - looks even more amazing in the full res version than the glimse at AF. You must be very happy indeed with this one.
Hey Rob, yep really happy with the end result. I did rework it in Pixinsight as i found a few "soft" subs
Cheers Geoff
17-08-2019, 04:47 PM
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Good work!
New to Ice in space and forums but good work
17-08-2019, 05:31 PM
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A great image composition and processing. I find with my (14mm) Samyang f2.8 lens that I need to stop it down three stops to f5.6 to avoid some of the lens aberration. Helps with the focusing as well. Thanks for posting
17-08-2019, 08:28 PM
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New to Ice in space and forums but good work
I am also new and will second that
17-08-2019, 09:18 PM
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Absolute cracker! I know you've been wanting to do that for a while, and the time spent on data shows in the awesome result mate!
18-08-2019, 11:26 AM
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A great image composition and processing. I find with my (14mm) Samyang f2.8 lens that I need to stop it down three stops to f5.6 to avoid some of the lens aberration. Helps with the focusing as well. Thanks for posting
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I am also new and will second that
Thanks glad you liked it
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18-08-2019, 11:28 AM
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Absolute cracker! I know you've been wanting to do that for a while, and the time spent on data shows in the awesome result mate!
Thanks mate, was an interesting project.
Very happy with the results, looking to auto focus the lens for the next run
Cheers Geoff
18-08-2019, 01:33 PM
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17 hours of the Blue Horse head using the Samyang 135mm at F2.8 and QHY10
Processed with Pixinsight and Captured with SGP
Link to larger view
https://www.astrobin.com/421126/
I found the focus point quite critical at F2.8 so some of the subs were a little softer than i would have liked. Might try motorizing the rig amd see if that helps.
Suggestions welcome, thanks for looking
Geoff
Just a beautiful image, Geoff. Love the blues and the ghostly form of the horse's head - quite mesmerising! Nu Scorpii, by the way, is a septuplet star, (I always find that to be amazing too)Well done.
Cheers,
Richard
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