· 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 Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning and Intermediate Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll       #5604114 - 01/04/13 05:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Who has brought us the best Horsehead Nebula? Vote for your favorite from the following entries: WhitenerJ Object: Horsehead Nebula. Scope: Orion EON 80mm Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Camera: Canon T2i Modified by HyperCams Guide Scope and Camera: Orion mini guide kit. 50mm and SSAG Location: 12/12/12 at Atoka, OK. (Texas Astronomical Society Dark Site) Exposures: 19 600" ISO 800 Processed with DSS and Photoshop CS 5.5 Larger Flicker link: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8270118599_3333a048b8_k.jpg Thanks, Jason Whitener Hilmi Horsehead in detail. Ha image. Wembley2000 Hello here is my entry: Scope: AT65EDQ Mount: Ieq45 Camera: QHY8 Filter: IDAS LPS Image Details: 34x600sec, Darks, Flats, Bias applied Captured with Nebulosity, PhD Guiding with 50mm mini guidescope and Orion SSAG, Stacked in DSS, Finished off in PS CS5. High Res - Astrobin Thanks, Brian Mike7Mak Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebula Captured Dec 13 2012 Meade 7" mak LX200gps AP CCDT67 reducer Atik 314L+ 14 x 10 minutes Ha (12nm) Astronomik PHD, Nebulosity3, StarTools Same image on AstroBin: http://astrob.in/27418/ SMigol Here's my Horsehead contribution: 84 lights for a total of 13.5 hours of integration covering dates ranging from Nov 14 to Dec 9. All taken in my suburban backyard gazing through nights of heavy dew and light pollution. Telescope: SV4 Camera: Full spectrum converted Pentax K10D with cooler Filters: Baader Moon and Skyglow and IDAS LPR Mount: Losmandy G11 Calibrated in Maxim, Stacked in DSS, Processed in PixInsight. Cropped in PI for the subject after all noise reduction and sharpening. On flickr On Astrobin * Which Image is our Winner? Users may choose only one (40 total votes) WhitenerJ 19 47% Hilmi 2 05% Wembley2000 6 15% Mike7Mak 8 20% SMigol 5 12% Post Extras:       Hilmi Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/07/10 Loc: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5613606 - 01/09/13 12:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Im flattered I got 2 votes considering I voted for someone else Edited by Hilmi (01/09/13 02:08 PM) Post Extras:       WhitenerJ professor emeritus Reged: 02/06/12 Loc: Waxahachie, Texas Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: Hilmi]       #5614251 - 01/09/13 06:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you every one for your votes!! Jason Post Extras:       weezer newbie Reged: 01/06/13 Loc: maine,usa Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: WhitenerJ]       #5616194 - 01/10/13 08:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post Extras:       Hilmi Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/07/10 Loc: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: weezer]       #5616593 - 01/11/13 01:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You did good Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: Hilmi]       #5627467 - 01/17/13 05:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jason, you get to pick February's subject! Please post your choice when you get a chance. Charlie Post Extras:       WhitenerJ professor emeritus Reged: 02/06/12 Loc: Waxahachie, Texas Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5627632 - 01/17/13 08:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How about M81/M82 Galaxies. Jason Post Extras:       Stoverb member Reged: 11/08/12 Re: Dec 12 Intermediate DSO Poll [Re: WhitenerJ]       #5628218 - 01/17/13 02:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   These are all very nice images, show good detail of the horse head and the area around. Now if only I can start getting images like this. Nice job to everyone. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 13 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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