HorseHead

[adamsp123]

Horsehead from Sat - Sun 24/25 Oct.

Details - clear with good seeing and some intermittent clouds, windy oh yes!!

11 x 180 secs ISO 1600 11 x 300 secs ISO 800 unmodded Canon 1000D CLS LP filter 200mm F/4 Newt QHY5 on finderscope + PHD and 2 Gluweins!!! Stacked with DSS and paintshop pro'd.

Evolving the settings on PHD and getting pretty good round stars even with the gusty wind although the scope is fairly sheltered.

Needs a bit more work methinks, more exposure time and better processing, but anyway

[skye at night]

looks god to me..

and I think there is more to be dragged out of it yet as well..

thanks for showing.

Steve

[brendant]

Great capture especially with an unmodded camera. Well done.

Brendan

[Sam]

That's very nice Adam! Lovely deep red around the horse head.

Sam

[MartinB]

Good result Adam. Looks like you have a nice flat field as well

[gary1968]

Lovely image that, I'd be pleased of it were mine. The horsey is on my target list for this winter.

Thanks for sharing.

Gary

[tooth_dr]

Loverly image, makes me sad and happy at the same time. The weather here has been and still is so Rubbish, it's depressing

[MaCross]

I think I should resort to Gluehwein more often :-))) Fantastic image!

[Mark at Beaufort]

Peter

That is a great astro photo. I never thought you could get the 'horsey' with an unmodded DSLR. Very well done - I think I might have a go now that Orion is becoming better placed.

Mark

[adamsp123]

Thanks very much for all the positve comments! makes me want me to do a lot more after some recent technical problems and carp weather frustrating the bejesus out of me.

Slowly getting to grips with the processing need to work out a method to reduce the effects of the brightest objects where appropriate plus a whole lot more.

Just wish we had more clear skies

Pete