Horsehead_NoiseRed_7x600s_Pentax105_Jan-5-09_CS3smooth
The Horsehead and Flame nebulas surrounding the bright star Alnitak at the left of constellation Orion's belt. 70 minutes of total exposure to an Orion Starshoot Pro Color (V1) camera through a Pentax 105EDHF refractor. The system is mounted on an Orion Atlas mount, guided piggyback style with a Vixen 80mm A80SS refractor using PHD software. The image was processed with Michael Herman's personal software and then stacked in DeepSkyStacker and further improved in Photoshop CS3. Images taken Jan 5 2010 from backyard in Sunnyvale, California.
Horsehead_NoiseRed_7x600s_Pentax105_Jan-5-09_CS3smooth
The Horsehead and Flame nebulas surrounding the bright star Alnitak at the left of constellation Orion's belt. 70 minutes of total exposure to an Orion Starshoot Pro Color (V1) camera through a Pentax 105EDHF refractor. The system is mounted on an Orion Atlas mount, guided piggyback style with a Vixen 80mm A80SS refractor using PHD software. The image was processed with Michael Herman's personal software and then stacked in DeepSkyStacker and further improved in Photoshop CS3. Images taken Jan 5 2010 from backyard in Sunnyvale, California.