classics - M42/Crab/Horsehead

[nytecam]

Hi - good session last light after the family went home after the evening meal!   Here's M42 [10s]; M1 Crab with pulsar inset [60s=3x20s] and B33 Horsehead [120s=6x20s] via 30cm f/4 SCT+SX Lodestar-Cx2 - some nice PNe in Orion/Mon to follow. 

Used + SX classic s/w, which I'm very familiar with, this morning on saved raws - I'm having problems with LL for some time now via Lodestar colour and W7.   The HH [reduced in size] helps smooth the aggresive contrast stretching although again 5s exp just reveals this ellusive object - hope you like 'em    

[DoctorD]

Hi Maurice

It's amazing what you achieve without any filtering - especially the Horse Head nebula in 5 second exposure!

CS

Paul  

[nytecam]

Hi Maurice  It's amazing what you achieve without any filtering - especially the Horse Head nebula in 5 second exposure!   CS   Paul  

Hi Paul - thanks for your interest    Yes - amazing to capture HH in 5s which is about, I assume, what it looks like visually under good conditions...I've never seen it [except via my camera] and frankly don't expect to but I'm happy  .  Happy EAA.

I'll post the remaining pics from session as a separate post "classics - part 2".