My first (reasonably resembling what it's supposed to be) M42

[Naemeth]

12 stacks of 5 second exposures, ISO 1600, 55mm FL (I think) - Canon 350D (Modified). No tripod, just used an upside-down chair, and considering the equipment, I think I did fairly well, I got some Nebulosity!

No processing other than stacking, not sure how to do that yet!

[TonyD]

Yeah!

Nebulosity is definitely evident!

Good start!

[Mezolitik]

Nice!

If you look closely, you can also see the Tree Nebula on the right

[Steep]

Nice!

If you look closely, you can also see the Tree Nebula on the right

I can't believe I actually went and looked!

That's a great first attempt Naemeth.

[Pete Presland]

its a great shot considering the equipment! what about trying a short trip into the darker skies of the countryside, shortest focal length lens you have and some nice widefield shots ? your moded camera might pick up even more nebulosity

[K3ny0n]

Nice!

If you look closely, you can also see the Tree Nebula on the right

That's a new one I haven't got on my observed list.

Rob.

[Naemeth]

its a great shot considering the equipment! what about trying a short trip into the darker skies of the countryside, shortest focal length lens you have and some nice widefield shots ? your moded camera might pick up even more nebulosity

At the moment it's difficult to get to darker skies as I don't have a means of transport there, plus the ground would probably have to serve as the tripod unless I took something suitable with me (I used a chair).

[Steep]

A small bean bag is a very adaptable support and easy to make if you need to.

[Scott]

thats pretty cool, I love widefield photography. i got a little tabletop tripod for about £15. probably get 'em cheaper on the net.

Scott

[Naemeth]

Tried some processing, just using Curves in GIMP, nothing fancy

and now for a crop