m42, take two

[Scott]

Had another crack at m42 last night, this time taking more care with focus and polar alignment (still not happy with pa). Starting to realise why eq5 is not the preferred mount for ap . On a breezy night I captured 90 subs (30 sec) and managed to salvage 22. just a bit of a tweak in eos dpp. while not perfect i'm much happier than my first attempt.

thanks for looking

Scott

[Pete Presland]

very nicely done! plenty of nebulosity and the core looks just right, its very easy to over expose it

[springbok]

Looks good to me, well done.

[Adamar98]

That's a nice m42!

[StarRaver]

stunning shot, can faintly see part of the running man to the left, maybe duplicate the image in PS or whatever you use and strech the image abit more to pull out more of the fainter detail, then layer them and blend them togeter

[Welrod50]

Nice capture chief

[Scott]

Nice capture chief

with stoke lp too

[markswift]

I think this is a great effort, well done! Stick with it.

[Williams]

Good work dude, lovely!

I'm not even guiding and I'm fed up with my EQ5 too!

[Scott]

Good work dude, lovely!

I'm not even guiding and I'm fed up with my EQ5 too!

I know what you mean Williams, I considered guiding for the eq5 but have decided that every penny I put into this mount keeps me that much further from getting the neq6 i really want . Better to bite the bullet, enjoy what I've got and save for the new mount.

Scott

[VigdisVZ]

Really getting there, keep up the good work!

[gajjer]

Hi Scott

I too am struggling with getting a descent shot of M42. Can I suggest that you add a few flats into the mix. I was really surprised how much difference they made to the vignetting.

I'll post mine soon.

cheers

gaj

[Astrosurf]

That's a cracking shot. Some lovely detail in there. Well done.

[Scott]

thanks everyone for your nice words and helpful advice. i realise i've got a long way to go but i'm happy with this start.

Scott