First try at orion nebula

[renskav]

My first try at astro-imaging, just thought i'd post it for some cheers and/or constructive feedback.

Canon EOS 1100D, 50mm f1.8 prime lens. 8s non-tracking @ iso 100 from a light polluted city balcony. Contrast enhanced in lightroom.

My balcony is southbound (no view of polaris ever) so i've yet to figure out how to do tracking or setting up a GEM without being able to polar align.

Thank you for watching

[Uplooker]

Good show for a 1st attempt. i would certainly up the ISO to 800 as a minimum.

Ian

[renskav]

I did run some higher ISO shots but I just ended with overexposed sky.

I guess I do need to find myself a darker location or a light-pollution filter.

[leemanley]

Great start, next time, try upping the exposure time, you should be fine for upwards of 30 secs without too much trailing, also, try a higher iso.
Take loads more of these images and then put them through DeepSkyStacker, that should give lots more detail.
Regards
Lee

[Pete Presland]

Nice first effort, the orion nebula is clearly visible

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