Inspired by Peter Loo - IC434

[Astrosiao]

Hi Peter/Everyone,

The weather has been really bad lately for AP, but your post inspired me to take the chance and deploy earlier this evening even though there was rain clouds. Turns out the sky cleared up!

IC434 - Horsehead Nebula:
3 x 10 minute
8 x 7.5 minute
Bias only, haven't shot the darks.

Mount: G11
Scope: ES127APO with WO Flattener IV
Filtered with cheapo Celestron UHC/LPR
CCD: Celestron Nightscape cooled to 5 deg C (all i could get it to go down to)
Guided by ST80 and SSAG
Shot in Cantonment Area

During packing up, realise I had not tightened the reducer/flattener properly into the focuser hence there is some uneveness. Good thing the CCD didnt fall out!



If not for your post, I'll be a couch potato at home sulking from the lack of Astro activity.

Cheers.

[Gary]

Good try! Thanks for sharing. No risk, no gain! Great way to start a new year of APing!

[orly_andico]

hey Jeremy..

needs more subs!!

and you have a bit of oblong-ation, am not sure if that's due to your loose camera or a bit of error in guiding. your dim stars aren't points.. so i guess a bit of focus error as well..

not bad though! looking forward to the next installment...

[VinSnr]

Very good effort!

Not easy considering this is shot at cantonment area.

[PETER LOO]

Wow, nice clear horse head, good details of Alnitak region and stars all round (mine senget), the making of a new sifu, thanks for mentioning my name despite that it is solely your own effort, yet is happy to hear that my half raw shots can be of some positive trigger value.

[shirox]

wah Jeremy, nice!!!! No horse run!!!!!!!

[beginner]

A great attempt! Nice.
Certainly not easy to shoot in Singapore sky.

Thanks for sharing.

[Astrosiao]

reprocessed with darks



clearly the image is not focused properly.

lesson learnt

[Airconvent]

Hi Astrosiao,
Nonetheless, its an impressive effort considering your first on the "horse" and done in Singapore too! Keep it coming!

[Astrosiao]

Very good effort!

Not easy considering this is shot at cantonment area.

wah Jeremy, nice!!!! No horse run!!!!!!!

A great attempt! Nice.
Certainly not easy to shoot in Singapore sky.

Thanks for sharing.

Good try! Thanks for sharing. No risk, no gain! Great way to start a new year of APing!

Guys, thanks for encouragement.

Wow, nice clear horse head, good details of Alnitak region and stars all round (mine senget), the making of a new sifu, thanks for mentioning my name despite that it is solely your own effort, yet is happy to hear that my half raw shots can be of some positive trigger value.

Friend, hope to meet with you someday and image together. Do post more images soon.

thanks.