· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Deep Sky Observing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all) N. Ham member Reged: 02/14/11 Loc: GA About to make an assault on the Horsehead       #4919547 - 11/16/11 06:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I first remember looking disappointingly for the horsehead with a Kmart 3" Newtonian back in 1972. Not sure what went wrong, but even from dark skies I could never make it out. This spring I purchased an 18' Dob and just got in an early Christmas order for an H-beta Lumicon filter from Astronomics before they were seasonally back ordered. Rain and clouds should be out of Middle GA and the moon old enough to allow a shot at it this weekend. Wish me luck, I am going in! Post Extras:       cliff mygatt Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/27/09 Loc: Kitsap County, WA Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: N. Ham]       #4919736 - 11/16/11 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Best of luck, I have bagged it at a dark sky site with my 12 inch Zambuto. I took me about an hour as I was just off the field by about a degree, once I figured that out, there is was! I put in my H-beta and sure enough. It was nice to see visually and you should have no problem with an 18 inch scope. Good Luck! Post Extras:       azure1961p Postmaster Reged: 01/17/09 Loc: USA Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: cliff mygatt]       #4919757 - 11/16/11 08:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The 18" from a decent 6.2-5 site oght to get it for you without question along with the filter. The dark intrusion, while subtle is unmistakeable. I had my doubts before looking as it was my first visual but it was done with certainty. Very rewarding view. Intrusion seemed more thumblike than horse but the view was had while standing in a line. Im confident with more time and some otger oculars the horses nose woulve popped. I envy your upcoming observations. Pete Post Extras:       jeff heck Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/16/06 Loc: stl,mo. Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: azure1961p]       #4919814 - 11/16/11 09:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   With an 18" and a H-beta filter from a good dark site you should need no luck. What ep will you be using? I saw it Halloween night with my new 16" from a green dark site. A 24Pan gave the best view as the exit pupil was larger than with a 13E. Post Extras:       stevecoe "Astronomical Tourist" Reged: 04/24/04 Loc: Arizona, USA Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: jeff heck]       #4920012 - 11/16/11 11:14 PM Attachment (283 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is an image I mooched from Chris Schur. Notice the double star just to the right of the Horsehead in this image. It is key for me to find the open notch in IC 434, the streamer that is the backlight for the dark Horsehead. I hope that helps; Steve Coe Post Extras:       Carol L Reged: 07/05/04 Loc: Tomahawk, WI 45N//89W Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: N. Ham]       #4920031 - 11/16/11 11:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good luck! Finally got it myself last February... it's not much to look at but it's a milestone observation. Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: N. Ham]       #4920136 - 11/17/11 02:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   An eyepiece producing a 5mm exit pupil seems to work well on B33. http://home.ix.netcom.com/~bwilson2/barbarasweb/MEyepiece.htm Dave Mitsky Post Extras:       marcink sage Reged: 08/01/07 Loc: Lombard (Chicagoland), IL Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #4920999 - 11/17/11 02:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I attacked it many times with 8" under very dark skies and failed. Oh well, I gotta speed up my ATM 16" project... Post Extras:       blb Post Laureate Reged: 11/25/05 Loc: Piedmont NC Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: marcink]       #4921057 - 11/17/11 03:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Much more important than the size of your telescope is the quality of the sky. It really needs to be a dark transparent sky to stand a chance. If you can't see the Flame Nebula, NGC 2024, you will never see the very faint nebula that B33 is in. If you can see NGC 2024 then pan south to the faint nebula NGC 2023 around a magnitude 7.8 star. If this nebula can be seen, then it's a go for the Horsehead. Pan slowely west to a really faint nebula running north to south. If you can see this nebula, IC 434, then continue south to the Horsehead. It will be a dark notch in IC 434. You will stand your best chance using a h-beta filter and an eyepiece that will give you an exit pupil of between 4mm to 5mm's. Just remember DARK SKY. Post Extras:       John K Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/26/05 Loc: Vernon BC Canada Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: blb]       #4921433 - 11/17/11 06:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I bagged this nebula last summer with my 15" scope and a UHC filter. Post Extras:       N. Ham member Reged: 02/14/11 Loc: GA Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: John K]       #4921574 - 11/17/11 08:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'll be using a 31mm or 22 mm Nagler. Edited by N. Ham (11/17/11 08:24 PM) Post Extras:       N. Ham member Reged: 02/14/11 Loc: GA Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: N. Ham]       #4921585 - 11/17/11 08:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just want to reach this milestone, since it was one of the first things I ever looked for. I am not expecting it to knock my sox off. To have seen so many photos of this years ago, and never a note about you'll never see this with less than a really large telescope for a 10 year old made me wonder what I and my Kmart scope were doing wrong. It was only about fifteen years ago that i realized how faint this is. Post Extras:       Feidb Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/09/09 Loc: Nevada Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: N. Ham]       #4921722 - 11/17/11 09:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The last time I saw it was from Furnace Creek in Death Valley in January, 2011. It was completely invisible in regular light but as soon as I plugged in the H-beta, it was plain as day. I could see the horse's snout and everything, not just a dark notch. I tried again in October but the skies were too muddy and I never put the filter in. Should have, but I had other targets in mind that night and got lazy. There is still time. I was more interested in the Witch Head. Never saw it either. I've had great luck seeing the Horsehead at 57X, 70X and 87X. Post Extras:       Rick Woods Postmaster Reged: 01/27/05 Loc: Inner Solar System Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: Feidb]       #4921724 - 11/17/11 10:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm going to try again this year too. I saw it *once* with the help of averted imagination (well maybe a little better than that). But, after having cataracts removed, I'm hoping to see it better now. Everything else sure looks better! Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: blb]       #4922045 - 11/18/11 03:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I once viewed the Horsehead in my 9.25 inch SCT with the H-Beta filter from my magnitude 5.6 driveway here in-town. It was more of a notch than something with a lot of structure, but I was a little startled that I managed to do it from here. Clear skies to you. Post Extras:       Dain Boogie Man Reged: 03/24/05 Loc: ADK Mountains/NGC 4565 Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: David Knisely]       #4923112 - 11/18/11 05:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I was fortunate enough to bag the Horsehead twice a few years ago in my 8" f/6 from a relatives property in some great skies. I haven't had the 'scope out there since. I'm planning to do it again soon! Maybe this new moon.. Post Extras:       Keith Rivich member Reged: 06/17/11 Loc: Cypress, Tx Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: Dain]       #4925093 - 11/19/11 09:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have shown the horse-head to many "horse-head first timers" and the two comments I hear the most are: It's much bigger then I thought it was gonna be" and "it's upside down". Keep those two things in mind and you will have no trouble! Post Extras:       blb Post Laureate Reged: 11/25/05 Loc: Piedmont NC Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: Keith Rivich]       #4925151 - 11/19/11 10:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is exactly what I thought last year when I observed it. I thought it would be much smaller than it was. Post Extras:       Matt2003 Post Laureate Reged: 04/22/10 Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: blb]       #4927054 - 11/20/11 10:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dain, Go for it guy! After missing the SNs, you must feel a need to get some serious challenges done. And oh, an 8 inch? I wasn't going to even attempt it. Of course, it is out of the question from home. Ft. Davis? Maybe. Some where in South West Texas, anyway. Clear skies & dark! Matt Post Extras:       deepskydarrell member Reged: 03/09/08 Loc: Abbotsford, BC Canada Re: About to make an assault on the Horsehead [Re: Matt2003]       #4927183 - 11/21/11 01:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I agree with blb. When the Flame looks good, the Horsehead is there. I hop by following the centre of the flame and arc through NGC 2023 and keep curving into the HH. And yes, it's not too impressive and it's bigger than expected. DSD. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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