Horses Head - Carrickaling SA

wysiwyg (Mark) · #1 04-11-2008, 10:15 PM

Hi Guys,

Its been a while since I have posted an image here, but I guess I have never had anything good for a while.

Here is a shot of Horses Head I have taken recently.
Have been wanting to image this target since I started this hobby.

4 x 30 mins subs @ ISO 800
using FLT132, Flattener and Astro 40D.
Dark, Bias and Flats applied.
Stacked using IP
Processed using Lightroom and PS

Thanks for Looking and Enjoy!

mick pinner · #2 04-11-2008, 10:24 PM

very nice Mark, the W.O scopes are a good unit. love the colours.

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #3 04-11-2008, 10:26 PM

worth the wait.. i too like the colours

Craig_L · #4 04-11-2008, 10:54 PM

Very nice Mark. Those skies down there must be a lot clearer than Adelaide or did you use filters? Who did the mod for the 40D?

AlexN · #5 04-11-2008, 11:02 PM

thumbs up x 10

Very nice indeed.

wysiwyg (Mark) · #6 04-11-2008, 11:03 PM

Thanks Guys!

Craig: No filters used, this photo was taken about 80KM south of Adelaide, and Central DS did the cooled mod on the 40D. The camera was operating at -8.4 degrees on the night.

Mark

Hagar (Doug) · #7 05-11-2008, 12:35 AM

Very nice Mark. Detail, guiding and colour are all great. Looks like the camera works very well indeed.
Keep them coming.

bluescope · #8 05-11-2008, 02:12 AM

Nice bright image of this notoriously difficult object Mark .... the WO FLT132 and the 40D are a good match.

I'm looking forward to getting at least a couple of hours on IC434 with my WO FLT110 plus Flat68 and ST2000XCM when I move 100kms out of Perth at the end of November.

multiweb (Marc) · #9 05-11-2008, 07:53 AM

What a great shot! Lovely colors. Best HH I've seen for a while.

h0ughy (David) · #10 05-11-2008, 08:28 AM

lovely!!!!! I love the result

iceman (Mike) · #11 05-11-2008, 08:32 AM

Really nice image, Mark. Loads of faint nebulosity and very smooth.

Garyh · #12 05-11-2008, 09:04 AM

Beautiful HH Mark,
Talk about smooth for a stack of 4 frames! Now thats a coool camera!

Lester · #13 05-11-2008, 05:54 PM

Fantastic Mark, one of the best I have seen.

atalas · #14 05-11-2008, 05:58 PM

Hi Mark

Looks great,quite beautiful congrats !

winensky · #15 05-11-2008, 08:54 PM

NIce work. A realy beautiful image. great colour and light balance.

Octane (Humayun) · #16 05-11-2008, 11:58 PM

Mark,

That is a stunning image with wonderful vibrance.

How much does it cost to have a 40D modified by Central DS?

Regards,
Humayun

Tilt (Michael) · #17 06-11-2008, 06:22 PM

OMG... 30 min subs. That's impressive.

Superb image.

Michael

wysiwyg (Mark) · #18 22-11-2008, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octane

Mark,

That is a stunning image with wonderful vibrance.

How much does it cost to have a 40D modified by Central DS?

Regards,
Humayun

Humayun,

This mod was done earlier this year, but from memory I paid about $1600US at the time, the dollar was much stronger then too.
They may have changed their prices since then though given the current economic climate.

Cheers
Mark

Octane (Humayun) · #19 22-11-2008, 11:24 AM

Mark,

Thanks for your reply.

It seems like the money was rather well spent.

Regards,
Humayun

Quote:

Originally Posted by wysiwyg

Humayun,

This mod was done earlier this year, but from memory I paid about $1600US at the time, the dollar was much stronger then too.
They may have changed their prices since then though given the current economic climate.

Cheers
Mark

strongmanmike (Michael) · #20 22-11-2008, 03:18 PM

A very nice job Mark of a classically framed field.

Does look a bit too smoothed to me (?) but still a very pleasing image

Mike