Orion Nebula (M42)

[Davide Simonetti]

The Orion Nebula - taken over three nights in September 2014 in Ortigia, Sicily. 103x15 second exposures at ISO 1600 and 131 dark frames (total exposure time 25 minutes and 45 seconds). Processed in Deep Sky Stacker and Photoshop CS6

[red dwalf]

good effort, you can save yourself alittle time though as you don`t need so many dark frames, 20 ish more than enough

[Davide Simonetti]

good effort, you can save yourself alittle time though as you don`t need so many dark frames, 20 ish more than enough

Thanks for the tip, I'll remember that 

[Galileo101]

Wow that is a very pretty pic. I'm in love

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[Galileo101]

I think you have given me a new target to find davide simonetti

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[Davide Simonetti]

I think you have given me a new target to find davide simonetti

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Go for it...the Orion Nebula is one of the easier nebulae to find and image...and as autumn and winter approaches it appears earlier in the night sky. It's one of my favourite celestial objects 

[Christopher Davenport]

Nice image, on a tricky object. Do a google search on processing Orion some great tips out there.

Some comments for a reprocess: (good practice)

The sky is to black up, to much contrast, so you lose some detail.

The nebula is over saturated so gone very purple and also lose some detail.

Lastly may be worth layering a bright version under a darker version to bring out the core and balance the fainter outer layers.

When I did this target I did three sets of exposures to capture the core, the middle and the faint outer wisps. This is same as HDR on a normal image.

Hope these tips are useful.

Keep up the good work.

[Davide Simonetti]

Nice image, on a tricky object. Do a google search on processing Orion some great tips out there.

Some comments for a reprocess: (good practice)

The sky is to black up, to much contrast, so you lose some detail.

The nebula is over saturated so gone very purple and also lose some detail.

Lastly may be worth layering a bright version under a darker version to bring out the core and balance the fainter outer layers.

When I did this target I did three sets of exposures to capture the core, the middle and the faint outer wisps. This is same as HDR on a normal image.

Hope these tips are useful.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for that Pacman. Those are interesting tips that I'm looking forward to trying out next time I'm pointed at M42 on some clear nights (soon I hope). This is definitely a target I want to resolve as well as I can before moving on to others. Roll on winter 

[Davide Simonetti]

Nice image, on a tricky object. Do a google search on processing Orion some great tips out there.

Some comments for a reprocess: (good practice)

The sky is to black up, to much contrast, so you lose some detail.

The nebula is over saturated so gone very purple and also lose some detail.

Lastly may be worth layering a bright version under a darker version to bring out the core and balance the fainter outer layers.

When I did this target I did three sets of exposures to capture the core, the middle and the faint outer wisps. This is same as HDR on a normal image.

Hope these tips are useful.

Keep up the good work.

I couldn't resist trying out your tip about layering different versions of the image and though still not perfect, it is much better I think. Thanks again for the tips 

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[Christopher Davenport]

Hello,

I am glad you found it useful.

I just found your image and did a quick greys scale stretch on my mobile.

You have a lot more detail in this image. You could do same and use as a luminance layer.

[Pete Presland]

nice start, you have the data for a very nice image. the colour looks a bit off to me though, certainly worth another reprocess.

[Davide Simonetti]

I like the idea of using a luminance layer, that's something else I haven't tried. I'm certainly hanging on to all the data and I'll use it for further reprocesses and experiments as I learn more. Thanks again for all the tips

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