HorseHead 2014 from Jurong West

[kochu]

Just Managed to get about 2 hours of Clear sky yesterday from 11 to 12 .30 before clouds rolled in

MOUNT: Losmandy G11/G2
Scope: WO GF 81
Camera: QSI 583WS @ Minus 10 Cel
Exposure: Ha: 6 x 15 min thru Astrodon Ha 5 nm

Guiding: PHD 2.3 /WO 66mm SD/Meade DSIC
Acquired: Thru Maxim 5DL
Processed: Maxim and PS CS4
Acquired between 11 and 0030 hrs on 3 rd Dec 2014 from Jurong west
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Color version added.
Managed to get 4 x 15 min O3 and 2x 15 min S2 last night (8 th Dec) just enough to add some colors . Surprisingly the area around moon and Orion were only free of clouds.
Total duration now for this image- 3 hours
Kochu/9-12-14

[rcj]

thanks for sharing, Kochu! Contrasty and sharp.

[shirox]

Beautiful share kochu!

[KKK26]

nice Kochu.. your G11 ok already?

[kochu]

Hi KK and Elton.
Thanks.
G11 is Ok now. This was the first image after re-commissioning the mount. Finally it was not the Main computer . After several experiments , and manhours Gemini 2 fell in line. Now I think I can write a research paper on Gemini. (What a primitive product).

BTW I changed the RA motor with a new HT motor, the latest version. Dec motor is the original standard one. Also the HC is a new one recd from Losmandy, though, I like using Gemini.net to use Cartes Du Ceil and Pulse Guiding.
Brgds,
Kochu/6-12-14

[kochu]

Color version posted.
Kochu/9-12-14

[ivan]

Wonderful imagery, Kochu! You've gotten good data despite the monsoon

[kochu]

Thanks Ivan,
I think I should get more O3 and S2 data.
What I notice is that now a days when there are no clouds, Sky is very clear and blue. No haze at all.
Kochu/11-12-14