M42/M43 close up, not my usual territory...

[SteveL]

Not in my usual comfort zone, I was going after something else but had problems, so went for this instead

OTA: C11 @ f/6.<something>

Guiding: SW ED80 + DSI-C + PHD (via EQMOD)

Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 30 x 300s + 30 x 90s, 13nm Ha

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Post Process: ImagesPlus + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni’s AstroTools

(Click on image for larger version)

[markcol]

Superb shot, Steve!

Mark

[barkis]

Smokin', that's just on fire for me.

Just Bleddy majestic mate. Even NB is going to love this one, send it to AN.

Ron.

[Whippy]

Might not be your usual territory but it's still pretty darn nice mate . Top drawer.

Tony..

[beamish]

Just gorgeous Steve !

[LostNSpace]

This may not be your comfort zone but it hasnt stopped you from capturing an amazing image of M42 Steve.......

Mark

[Tim]

Nice pic Steve, and nice to see you push the equipment

[GazOC]

Not another M42.....

Great shot Steve

[CELESCOPE]

Hey Steve ,thats acracker mate , huge FOV , and i would say its very very good .

Rog

[NickH]

Blimey...that's just so crisp and even...

Must be xmas time..

[ngc2403]

Grest shot steve!

and plz plz plz sent it to AN

ally

[MartinB]

That's as good as they come Steve. Fantastic dusty detail in M43. Beautifully processed as well

[narrowbandpaul]

is that m42?

i ouldnt see for all the nebulosity you caught.

Its a great image, but its a shame NB wont like it.

Perhaps if you send it too him, it will change his mind

[russ]

awesome image Steve

[anthony]

That is really nice Steve. A very impressive M42.

Anthnoy

[Psychobilly]

Gobsmackingly smooth image ... we are not worthy

Billy...

[Beyond_Vision]

Hehe almost as good as the view in my eyepiece lol.

Great stuff Steve

Regards

Kevin

[Paxo]

Another cracker Steve.

Steve..

[Roy Batty]

That's sooooo smoooth

RB

[Taff]

What a great capture nice and clear.Taff

[SteveL]

Thanks for the comments, its a great surprise to pull this one out of the hat from what almost turned into a disasterous session with the EQ6/C11.

[thing]

Lovely smoke there Steve, superb image. What amazes me about these shots is that the gas imaged is more sparsely distributed than the best vacuums we can produce on Earth. Just goes to show the scale of these things.