M42 The Orion Nebula: OSC under Bortle 8 city skies

[Lee_P]

Another photo taken under light-polluted skies. It's mostly L-Ultimate data (Ha/OIII) with a little bit of RGB (no filter) mixed in as well. Capture details after the image, and more info on my website.

 

* January – March 2023 (six weeks)
* Bristol, UK (Bortle 8 )
* Telescope: Askar 130PHQ Flatfield Astrograph
* Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC-PRO
* Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO
* Guide: William Optics 50mm Guidescope with 1.25″ RotoLock; ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
* Control: ASIAIR Plus
* Software: PixInsight, Lightroom
* Filters:
– Optolong L-Ultimate (Ha / OIII): 337 x 120 seconds (11 hours 14 mins)
– No filter: 212 x 30 seconds (1 hour 46 mins)

Total integration time: 13 hours

By Lee Pullen

[Richard_]

Cracking image Lee! The difference from your previous attempt (per the website link and adjustable slider) is amazing and it's not like the first version was bad to begin with. The colours are much more vibrant in this version and I think the core is perfect: nice and bright without blowing it out! 

Well done! 

[Sunshine]

Amazing!

[carastro]

Wow!!

[ollypenrice]

The sense of energy in this rendition is potent.

Olly

[glafnazur]

That's an awesome image 👍

[Lee_P]

16 hours ago, Richard_ said:

Cracking image Lee! The difference from your previous attempt (per the website link and adjustable slider) is amazing and it's not like the first version was bad to begin with. The colours are much more vibrant in this version and I think the core is perfect: nice and bright without blowing it out! 

Well done! 

Thanks Richard, I think it's mostly down to improved processing skills, but the Askar 130PHQ deserves some credit too

 

15 hours ago, ollypenrice said:

The sense of energy in this rendition is potent.

Olly

Haha, perhaps fitting considering how much energy I had to put into the whole project 😂

[Astroscot2]

Very nicely processed Lee,  you have the core how I like it,  the brightest part of the nebula as how it should be presented .

 

 

[Mr Spock]

Excellent image 👍

[jjohnson3803]

Wow!  That's just a fantastic pic.