Horsehead

[Jim]

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

[Carole]

Really lovely and smooth Jim.

Is this you first HH?

Carole

[Fay]

very nice Jim. You used an L filter not HA?

[Rocket Pooch]

About time Jim, very good morsey.

[Tony G]

Great image Jim, and I thought you was only getting drunk over there. 

Tony G

[Jim]

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!!

[JohnP]

oh err drool... dribble..... Superb Jim - So much fine detail....John

[Roy]

You could also add a few dark skies might help as well. 

Roy

[Mike]

That's really nice Jim. Now we await to see what you can do with YOUR kit

[RobertM]

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

Robert

[MarkS]

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...