Trapezium closeup with planetary camera

[lukebl]

Ok, this isn't going to win any prizes, but it was an interesting experiment.

I thought I'd have a go at getting a detailed view of the Trapezium using a planetary camera, Barlow and lots of very short exposures. There are some issues with the star shape (maybe the cheap barlow), but the result was interesting. There are stars down to about magnitude 15 here.

This is the result of around 700 x 200 millisecond exposures. Yes, 700 x 1/5 second exposures. ASI290MM Mini cam, Tal 2x barlow,  200mm f/5/ Newtonian. Stacked in DSS.

Edited January 13, 2022 by lukebl

[simmo39]

Way to go! interesting shot.