My first take on M42.

[K3ny0n]

My first M42, only a quick 13min worth of 30sec data at ISO 800.

No darks or flats ect. yet.

In desperate need of a clip in filter for the DSLR.

Rob.

[nephilim]

Thats a great start mate, well done If I can get anywhere near that first time around, I'll be happy.

Steve

[rob1]

great pic! I want to get into astro imaging in the future id love to get some images like this

[Axeldude]

Nice man, like you, I'm getting that horrible circle gradient on my pictures, can't seem te get rid of it

[K3ny0n]

Thanks guys, there's still ALOT I need to learn both in capturing images, darks flats, DSS and processing in photoshop.

Once I get a few more things to complete the setup I want I can seriously make a go of it. Looking forward to a new mount to auto-guide.

Nice man, like you, I'm getting that horrible circle gradient on my pictures, can't seem te get rid of it

I don't know what it is but im taking a guess at a few possible things, LP and how I've processed the image in photoshop.

Rob.

[tich]

That's far better than what I've managed & I've had a couple of goes at imaging it. There's Budget Astro's tutorial on gradient removal so might be worth having a look on youTube & see if that helps.

[K3ny0n]

I'm currently following a few tutorials on Youtube at the minute and it is already starting to look a whole better. Thanks for the heads up.

I will post a new processed image depending on how it comes out .

Rob.

[Gina]

Well done - great first shot

[K3ny0n]

Not sure if it is a improvement or not. Doesn't help with no darks or flats I guess but I shall keep on practicing, and it is not aligned properly on the new one.

http://www.pbase.com...image/148571644

Rob.

[davo]

I'd be well happy if that were my first M42

[ollypenrice]

The first one's better. It only needs flats to take a big step forward and it's already a great start. There are ways to flatten it artificially as well. If you have LP you should consider Pixinsight and Harry's tutorials. The Dynamic Background Extraction tool can bring images back from beyond the grave.

Olly

[K3ny0n]

Thanks Olly, I think I will focus on getting up to scratch with flats next time and then see what results I get with more light data and flats. It's kind of pointless processing this image without the full amount of data. (Flats, darks)

At what point in processing would you turn to Pixinsight? For example would you process in Photoshop then over to Pixinsight, or is Pixinsight a image processing application?

Rob.

[K3ny0n]

Latest try at processing with Pixinsight using the Harry Tutorials, I hate JPEG!

Not much detail difference mind. Got rid of the horrible halo and used the DBE tool like Olly said.

Rob.

[K3ny0n]

In the latest picture above, does it look asif I have clipped the black?

Rob.

[SJJ]

Great start Rob, now get those flats sorted out and you're on to a winner!

[K3ny0n]

Thanks matey, I need to find the best way to develop my flats, I haven't got anything in place to take them.

Rob.