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Pages: 1 Whaleboy member Reged: 06/20/12 Loc: Los Angeles IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies       #5641774 - 01/25/13 12:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Had a few straight nights of very clear skies (clouds and rain rolled in yesterday). I did some messing around getting used to ccd/NB/multi night shooting. I'm starting to get things setup, camera hooked up and working, getting focused, and getting exposures going in a reasonable amount of time now. I spent one night (with a new scope) just getting the Horsehead in Ha. I'm pretty happy with the results, all things considered. The below image was shot from my back yard in Los Angeles (as white zone as you can get), with a half moon in the sky. I will say though that I benefit from being only 3 miles from the ocean. I'm having trouble getting much data from the OIII and SII filters though. I need to work on that. Plenty of Ha out there though... High res here... 1920 res IC434 in Ha 12x20min subs ES 6" "Comet Hunter" Mak-Newtonian on CGEM 5nm Astrodon Ha Filter QSI 583wsg ccd w Loadstar guidecam (PHD) Captured w Nebulosity 3 Stacked and Processed w Eyeon Fusion -David Edited by Whaleboy (01/27/13 04:39 AM) Post Extras:       wolfman_4_ever Pooh-Bah Reged: 07/15/11 Loc: El Segundo, Ca, So. Cal Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: Whaleboy]       #5641789 - 01/25/13 12:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent results! Post Extras:       alpal Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/15/09 Loc: Melbourne Australia. Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: wolfman_4_ever]       #5641873 - 01/25/13 02:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's fantastic & shows the power of narrowband. Post Extras:       NorthBoundTrain Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/23/11 Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: alpal]       #5641942 - 01/25/13 04:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice David! Post Extras:       broca Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/26/10 Loc: Ocala, FL Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: NorthBoundTrain]       #5642585 - 01/25/13 01:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well done, I image from LP skies too. You can get a lot done with narrowband filters. Post Extras:       psandelle sage Reged: 06/18/08 Loc: Los Angeles Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: broca]       #5643017 - 01/25/13 05:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Let's hear it for a great LA shot! Whoo-hoo! Hope for us all! Paul Post Extras:       Calypte scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/20/07 Loc: Anza, California Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: psandelle]       #5643103 - 01/25/13 06:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Turn the image around. It's flipped. Post Extras:       Whaleboy member Reged: 06/20/12 Loc: Los Angeles Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: Calypte]       #5643348 - 01/25/13 08:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Turn the image around. It's flipped. DOH! Thanks. For whatever reason my software of choice flips Fits files. I'll fix that -David Post Extras:       Dean J. member Reged: 08/13/11 Loc: Vista, CA Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: Whaleboy]       #5643598 - 01/25/13 11:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It looks great flipped or un-flipped... ;-) Nice image David. Post Extras:       pfile Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/14/09 Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: Dean J.]       #5643637 - 01/26/13 12:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   that fits thing really messes me up, especially when imaging a target that i've never done before! that is a very nice Ha image. i think there's really not very much SII or OIII in the horsehead. you'll need a ton of integration time to get anything. Post Extras:       David Rosenthal Imager Extraordinaire Reged: 06/23/06 Loc: NJ Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: pfile]       #5643897 - 01/26/13 07:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That came out GREAT. I image form under skies that are as bad as yours and It is real tough. Narrowband filters is what keeps me coming back for more!!!! I image from just 20 miles outside New York City in a on the edge of a White Zone, but inside a Red zone. You captured some great detail and processed it well. Nicely done! Post Extras:       kfir Simon Vendor-PowerNewt Reged: 09/21/10 Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: David Rosenthal]       #5644235 - 01/26/13 11:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is a great Horse!!! You can image the O3 ans S2 in 2x2 and even 3x3 binning - that way your data will be boosted. The datails will come from the Ha channel setting it as LUM. All the best, Kfir Post Extras:       Whaleboy member Reged: 06/20/12 Loc: Los Angeles Re: IC434 Horsehead in Ha from very LP skies [Re: kfir Simon]       #5645470 - 01/27/13 04:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks all... Image flip fixed. -David Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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