The Constellation of Orion

[mftoet]

Exposure time: 1 hour (5 min. sub-exposures, no intervals)

Lens: Canon EF 24 - 70 mm f/2.8 L USM at 70 mm f/5.6

Camera: Baader modified Canon 5D Mark II (1600 ISO, RAW acquisition)

Mount: Vixen Photoguider on Berlebach Report 7033 tripod

Guiding: - (sidereal tracking)

Location: La Punta de Tijarafe, La Palma, Spain

Date: February 20 - 21, 2012

Notes: No calibration frames (flats, darks). Aligned in RegiStar. Combined in Nebulosity (SD stack 1.25). Post-processed in Photoshop CS4.

www.dutchdeepsky.com/orion_120220.html

[Rob L]

That's amazing, so many stars, you've made my attempt at Orion look like a polaroid snap.

I took a look at the hi-res version on your website, incredible.

[laser_jock99]

Nice- worth the trip to clean, clear, dark skies!

[kathymarie]

Absolutely stunning. Thank you for this....you've made my day!

[BruceUK]

Astonishing, thanks for sharing!

[smolloy]

This left me speechless. So many stars. Incredible.

(You really should click on the high-res image by the way.)

Thanks for uploading this.

[Baffa]

So many stars! Amazing!

[alex1978]

Wow - completely stunning. Love the way Betelgeuse stands out above the rest!

[RogerTheDodger]

Fantastic image

[StarDome]

Very very nice! brilliant

[Chestercopperpot]

I cant believe that

Incredible

[mftoet]

Thank''s for all the comments! The key to success is a dark sky and a low-noise (professional) DSLR. Ok, some experience with Photoshop helps...