Joe, The moon is always a problem for imaging except for some narrowband work (hydrogen alpha in particular), which is essentially unaffected. It isn't too bad for objects as bright as the Horsehead, but for many objects, the moonlit sky is as bright, or brighter, than the target, which makes imaging an exercise in futility. I am sure that I could have captured better detail without the moon, but I was happy just to get a little imaging time in during the winter, which is somewhat rare here in Utah. Cheers, Tyler _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:43 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Horsehead and Flame That's really nice, Tyler. Did the moon affect your imaging at all? Best wishes, Joe --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Tyler Allred <tylerallred@earthlink.net> wrote: From: Tyler Allred <tylerallred@earthlink.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Horsehead and Flame To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 9:34 PM Hello all. Despite the bright moon, I decided to image in color the other night. I choose this target because it is fairly bright itself. Here is a link to the image in the SLAS gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=971 , and here is a link to the "Latest Images" page of my personal website: http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html I really like this image, and I thought it might help to get people interested in my imaging talk on the 17th. I am finally taming the problems with the ASA (Astro Systeme Austria N8) scope and getting the results I was hoping for from a scope of this caliber. I am planning to bring my imaging setup to the meeting so that people can look it over. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Cheers, Tyler _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com