M42 @ 6"

[satlan]

Hello All,

It was probably one of the last good moments to capture M42 - Orion Nebula. Taken with Sky-Watcher 6" Newtonian scope (150/1200 f8) mounted on EQ6. Detector was Canon 700D with UHC-S2" filter.

21 subs x 70s, 25xdarks, biases and flats. No guiding as PHD calibration failed in all attempts and I didn't want to waste anymore precious moments when this mighty nebula was high enough for capturing.

Processed in DeepSkyStacker and Photoshop.

[oldpink]

nice capture, would be better if you could sort out the gradient

[satlan]

nice capture, would be better if you could sort out the gradient

You're right, I will work on it shortly.

[sologuitarist61]

Good image - I would be pleased with that!

[C7tsj]

Agree, very nice image.

[Owmuchonomy]

Nice. Have you got any light frames at lower ISO or shorter exposure. If so you can combine the two different exposures and bring out the trapezium :-)

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[satlan]

Well done I have got only 70s subs at ISO 1600. Next time I'll try some combinations with different exposures and ISO. Thanks

Nice. Have you got any light frames at lower ISO or shorter exposure. If so you can combine the two different exposures and bring out the trapezium :-)



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[Alien 13]

A realy nice image i too would be happy with that.

Alan

[Pete Presland]

really nice image especially for an unguided image, i would echo the comments regarding sorting out the gradient and you will have a nice image. well done!

[satlan]

This one has been additionally processed with GradientXTerminator