Image taken 3 January 2009 from Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - Takahashi TSA102S, flattener with Astro 40D camera by Central DS

Guiding - ED80 with USB DMK on Takahashi EM400 mount.

4 x 15 minute subs

Flats, darks and bias's applied

Processed in Images Plus and Photoshop CS3

Notes - More subs are needed to get this image really smooth. Guiding was still a problem, but I am slowly getting it worked out.

Information note - This horsehead nebula lies at a distance of 1500 light years. It is a dark nebula which ironically looks exactly like the head of a horse. The flame nebula which is part of this image is illuminated by the star Alnitak.