M42(Great Orion Neb)-NGC 1973/75/77(Running Man Neb) - 7th Dec 07 - 350D

[jcm]

Rather blustery conditions but the auto guider coped really well.

130mm APO at F6 , Canon 350D (modded) at 800 ISO

28 X 2mins + 6 X 3mins.

I might at some time get some short exposures of the core and merge them with this image. But thats another day.

Added differently processed version.

John

[centroid]

That's a really nice result John, nice and sharp on the detail, and some nice colour variations too.

Dave

[CELESCOPE]

I think we can safely say , Thats a cracker John , lovely colour and processing is excellent , although the core is blown a bit , it does not take away the excellence of the image ,as you say another time , for a better core , but meanwhile , be very happy with that one

Rog

[cygnusx1]

Lovely John, the running man is clear as daylight, and lots of colourful nebulosity all around.

Well done!

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

That's another belter John, you must be happy with that one.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[robindurant]

Fantastico

Robin

[barkis]

You have produced a stunner there John. It's a very vibrant looking M42 ,and the sprinter too is very prominent in this one.

You are certainly making your presence felt on SGL with a steady flow of images. I just would like to know where you are getting the skies from to do this.

Ron.

[jcm]

Thanks for all the supportive comments.

Since today's weather is so awful I think I will have another go at it to improve the core detail.

John

[jcm]

Added new image - processed differently.

John

[barkis]

I can't decide which one now John. Bit of a dilemma for me. The second one has filled with more nebulosity, and the space between the two nebulae has filled a bit, but your first one seemed a lot cleaner, for want of a better description.

If you are requesting a decision, then I have to take No. 1 by a short head.

Ron.

[Beyond_Vision]

Great image John I like the second one which brings out the nebulosity in its extremeties. Its a shame CCD's havent got the dynamic range to capture it all in one go. The combination of two different length exposures almost feels like cheating dare I say it. I have used this technique before combining short and long exposures and merging them but always feel that it may not be true to life.

Regards

Kevin

[steppenwolf]

Beautiful image, John - very nicely presented.