Horsehead Nebula - 5.5hrs

[spanky]

So this is the most data I've had on any image so far, and what a difference it makes!

Here's 5.5 hours in 5 minute subs. I think I've got about as much as I can get out of it.

I had some horrendous gradients from light pollution and after removing them I lost a bit of the fainter detail, but despite that, I'm proper chuffed with this one!

[jnc71106]

That's a cracker as frank Carson would say

Gear used, exp etc please

[Spikey]

You should be chuffed that's a really nice image. Lovely vibrant colours.

[Doug]

Hi

This is Fabulous, you should send this to Brian Cox Via the BBC web site

[Zul]

I love it ! It is so beautiful , bright colors,details!

[spanky]

Thanks guys, feedback is appreciated!

jnc71106:

Ikharus 102 from Ian King Imaging with the reducer at f5.6

QHY8L

Guided with an ST80, QHY5 and PHD

66 x 5 min subs

30 darks

30 flats

Stacked in DSS and processed in Photoshop CS3

Here it is all set up:

[jnc71106]

Cheers for that I have an ikharus myself I use it with a modified 500D

Hoping to have a go at the HH this weekend

[RikM]

Smashing image, lovely colours. Lots of data really makes a difference.

[spanky]

Cheers for that I have an ikharus myself I use it with a modified 500D

Hoping to have a go at the HH this weekend

No worries, fngers crossed for clear skies!

[SJJ]

Lovely image. Great colours, definately worth thr effort to grab all of those subs.

[Earl]

Very nice

i found when I did some DBE on PI, it killed the red natural gradient, my Final I posted i just used flats and no DBE, the upper right of the horse head is very red, this was the only way I could keep so.