The Horsehead Region - in Technicolour (Sidonio'd) (again)

[Octane (Humayun)]

Beautiful image, Mike. Great image scale, too.

Not a huge fan of the blue cast, to be honest, but, you'll take care of that in your revisions, I think. : )

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[John Hothersall]

This shows amazing resolution in the HH and the Flame is huge, 2023 shows great inner detail too.

John.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Superb as usual Mike. Great data and expert processing.

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

Just superb Mike. I really really like this image. Fabulous colour from the wonderful yellow flame neb to the bright reddish emission nebs and the lovely subtle blues near the Horsehead.

Yet again I amazed at the detail you pick up with your AP scope. 1300mm is such a good focal length for so many objects.

Love it.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Thanks once again for all the enchoraging comments

As soon as I arrived home from work I got straight in and fixed the fairly noticable shortcomings pointed out by Jase and seconded by a couple of others - thanks guys! . I reduced teh blue cast, dealt with the noise in places and revealed more of the gas and dust in the darker areas under the main nebula - it was there in the LUM but I hadn't brought it all out in the final colour rendition .

I am very happy with it now and note to self!!! (yet again I NEVER LEARN) don't process late at night, check back in with more natural lighting and when you are not tired

Thanks guys

Mike

[allan gould]

Another great shot with classic framing. Never get tired of the view

[gregbradley]

Nah, preferred the original. Now to my monitor it has a blue haze and you've lost those vibrant flame neb yellows.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Nah, preferred the original. Now to my monitor it has a blue haze and you've lost those vibrant flame neb yellows.

Greg.

...can't win, looks ok this end in this late arvo light on this moniter I know is ok

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[gregbradley]

Don't get me wrong, both are spectacular to die for images. I just personally prefer the first - you know its a colour thing.

Greg.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Nice and sharp Mike a pleasure to see.
AL

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Don't get me wrong, both are spectacular to die for images. I just personally prefer the first - you know its a colour thing.

Greg.

Don't worry I know.... how an image looks can depend on a lot of things, in the end you do what you think looks best aaaand.. ...then reprocess it

Originally Posted by alan meehan

Nice and sharp Mike a pleasure to see.
AL

Cheers Al

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Just posted the more traditional landscape rectangular framing of this area:

Horsehead Region

Mike

[prokyon (Werner Probst)]

Hi Mike,

a real stunner! This area is so fascinating and you captured it with so many details and nice colors!

Cheers

Werner

[Martin Pugh]

Mike
I have to say that the Flame Nebula is particularly striking in this image with excellent detail.

cheers
Martin

[gregbradley]

I just processed a version of my own and there is quite a bit of blue reflection neb.

I like that last version. That is the perfect Horsehead image Mike. I think that is a wrap mate. It looks awesome, just perfect, couldn't improve it if you paid me.

Greg.

[richardo (Rich)]

Lovely Mike.... (it's not a come on, I was talking 'bout the image)

Nah, the dark detail mixed with HII and reflection below the main HII reef that is coming through is excellent.
Some of the best detail I've seen!
Plus the resolve to the stars within the reflection neb ngc2023 (one of my favourite little nebs) is tops... tight and small... nice processing job here!! (I'm looking at your last repro)
I tended to agree with most folks sentiment about the blue cast.. on the first image but I sorta thought it was probably due to Alnitak.

Yes the old eagerness of processing on the same night/ morning is a trap for young players and a pitfall for starved astro junkies with heavily bagged, red eyes glued to the screen watching all the pretty baubles..

Any hoo, no biggie... we expect repros from you and this has come out top of the shelf.

All the best
Rich

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by richardo

Lovely Mike.... (it's not a come on, I was talking 'bout the image)

Nah, the dark detail mixed with HII and reflection below the main HII reef that is coming through is excellent.
Some of the best detail I've seen!
Plus the resolve to the stars within the reflection neb ngc2023 (one of my favourite little nebs) is tops... tight and small... nice processing job here!! (I'm looking at your last repro)
I tended to agree with most folks sentiment about the blue cast.. on the first image but I sorta thought it was probably due to Alnitak.

Yes the old eagerness of processing on the same night/ morning is a trap for young players and a pitfall for starved astro junkies with heavily bagged, red eyes glued to the screen watching all the pretty baubles..

Any hoo, no biggie... we expect repros from you and this has come out top of the shelf.

All the best
Rich

Cheers for that mate, appreciate the assesment (you're pretty spot on there - I'm a begginer at this ) and glad you liked it. I have really wanted to do this region for ages but never got round to it, last imaged it in Dec 2005 but that was with the trusty but thumbnail imager SXV-H9.

Mike
repro king

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Martin Pugh

Mike
I have to say that the Flame Nebula is particularly striking in this image with excellent detail.

cheers
Martin

Cheers Martin, yes I was surprised how well and easily that came together in the combining process, the nebulosity below the main band was another story however ..but I was most happy with the look of the main curtain base actually, I was having trouble imparting the magenta that should be there (Hbetta) as well as getting the detail but I am happy with what eventuated.

Thanks again for your comment

Mike
Comment police

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

, couldn't improve it if you paid me.

Greg.

...eeem? 1 X 17" CDK and PME for me if you can't

[RobF (Rob)]

Wonderful stuff Mike. Thanks for showing the hard work.
Man I wish I could see some sky to get my fill of Orion