Horsehead Nebula from my back garden

Hi Keith

Thanks. No Autoguiding used at all (Santa might help at xmas 2008), just the mount polar aligned.

I can't better what the guys said above Steve, cracking shot. I am intrigued about how your stars and nebulae have a lovely aura about them. An artefact of dew on the lens perhaps? It works for me.

Hi Steve,

Wow what an image.the detail is Great especially since you did not even uea a H alpha filter. Well done.

Wow, that is really superb - unmodded camera from the city! I didn't think that was possible with this target!

Trev

Terriffic Steve! How, with just polar alligned mount did you get 60 second exposures? From what I understand, for a standard mount, although it will keep an object reasonably centered for a good long period of time, 30 sec exposures are about the max without some trailing.

Thanks folks... you are too kind!!!

Trevor: .. either did I, .....butI had to try it!!! I thought that if I got enough frames in (62) that something should pop out. ...... and it did, to my surprise!!

fguihen: With the camera at prime focus on the scope I was getting about 30 sec exposures without trailing, but that was at 2800mm focal length, so I tought at 500mm, I might get a bit more time out of it... I rekon 120 sec is the limit, though without guiding.

Of course, I am now looking at "guiding scopes" and "guiding accessories" as we speak!!!!!... the missus will be upset........... again!!!

Tis a terrible addiction we have!!