First M42

[Luke]

My first attempt at M42. Many thanks to MartinB for the imaging tutorials here! The multiple curve and level adjustments brought out more detail than I thought I had.

Canon 450D, 80mm refractor.

[oldfruit]

Nice image,

[peter shah]

a great start....i think there is more data in that one you could still push the curves a little more

[Coco]

Great Job....

Your first M42 is like your first born child..

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[GrantEb]

Very nice indeed!

[Regan]

Like how dark space is very spooky

[wbm156]

excellent photo

[ollypenrice]

These were all with a single length of sub exposure? Very good in any event. Well done.

Olly

[MikeWilson]

Great Job....

Your first M42 is like your first born child..

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As in every parent or imager thinks that their M42 is better than anyone elses'?

Well done Luke!

[harry page]

Hi

Good to get a image on the board and a good start

I would say its a little black and clipped in the background , do not forget the old " the sky ain't black" thing

Harry

[Luke]

Many thanks for the comments and suggestions.

I tried pushing the curves a bit more to try and get some more detail. I got more aggressive with the levels, especially not being scared to chop off part of the main curve.

I was struggling with noise in the subtle areas, which was frustrating as there is more detail in there but I can't seem to really bring it out because it is so noisy.

So I think maybe I needed more light frames and perhaps one or two separate exposures with the core blown out for the fainter details?

I've tried a slightly lighter background.

Many thanks!

Luke

[carastro]

2nd process is much better and very good for a first M42. What length subs and kit did you use?

Carole

[Coco]

That's fantastic ... well done, you have now the makings of a very good image

[Shibby]

I was struggling with noise in the subtle areas, which was frustrating as there is more detail in there but I can't seem to really bring it out because it is so noisy.

This is *always* the case. More subs means less noise and you can stretch further, but there is always a limit to how far you can go before the faint noise is too much for the faint signal.

It's a nice M42 though (particularly the 2nd process), you've captured much more detail than I did with my first go.

[andrew63]

Nice image, i wonder how big a telescope you would need to see this visually?

[Shibby]

Nice image, i wonder how big a telescope you would need to see this visually?

Not very... in fact none at all with dark skies, it's (and please correct me here if wrong) the brightest nebula in the sky.

[toshapetriji]

Nice Job

[Luke]

2nd process is much better and very good for a first M42. What length subs and kit did you use?

Thanks, Carole. They were 12x60s subs with an 80mm refractor and Canon 450D.

[Tim]

Well done Luke

[southernman]

Great image !!