Finally got around to processing this image from France.
18 Feb 2012 21:00
13 x 300secs
Astronomik L filter
Camera QSI 583
TEK 140 refractor on a Takahashi EM200
Guiding ZS66 Atik 16IC and PhD
Processed in Maxim
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5332/7201680278_02dd7c7da2_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21876521@N03/7201680278/)
Really lovely and smooth Jim.
Is this you first HH?
Carole
very nice Jim. You used an L filter not HA?
About time Jim, very good morsey.
Great image Jim, and I thought you was only getting drunk over there. :D
Tony G
Thankyou all. Yes my first Horsey. I did get the colour channels as well but the green was all mucked up
In future when I'm asked what you need to do imaging I shall say a Tek, a Tak and a house in france!!
oh err drool... dribble..... Superb Jim - So much fine detail....John
You could also add a few dark skies might help as well. :D
Roy
That's really nice Jim. Now we await to see what you can do with YOUR kit :)
Very nice Jim, lots of detail starting to come out in the Horsehead and the flame. Dark skies make quite a difference don't they 8)
Robert
Jim,
That really is a great image. Very smooth and lots of detail.
There are very odd diffraction spikes around Alnitak - a kind of parallel tramline effect. I've seen nothing like it before. I wonder what causes it.
Mark
BTW Olly has a double page M51 in the May issue of the French magazine "Astronomie". Done with Yves van den Broek and the Dall Kirkham. 22 hours of exposure - it looks really good indeed. Dark skies! Sigh...