Another M42 - my first away from Melbourne

[jbdave (David)]

Taken in the backyard of my in-laws house in Numurkah in country Victoria.

20 x 90 seconds exposures.
8"F5 reflector on an AZ-EQ6 mount. No guiding. Ed80 camera

I have to work a few things out, such as shorter exposures and blending images in order not to blow out the core.

I also am going to learn some stuff on colour manipulation as the camera shows too much blue in the final image.

Lots to learn

[xelasnave]

That is a very nice image David.
Try star tools if you havent already it may help with the core.
I am looking forward to getting Orion..again..this year..I hope to do well.
Print it up you can be proud.
Alex

[Anth10 (Anthony M)]

Wonderful image!
Looks fantastic, nicely processed.
Anth

[xelasnave]

https://youtu.be/WjsNUSot9xE

[raymo]

Very nice indeed, but your camera is not showing too much blue, in fact the
very reverse; the outer nebulosity of both M42 and "The Running Man"
is bluer than shown in your image.[ I realise that the latter is not included in your image, but mentioned it because it is of course alongside M42, and appears in most M42 images.]
raymo

[carlstronomy (Carl)]

Really good image indeed

Super detail in there and I like the natural colour look in you processing

[jbdave (David)]

I toned down the blue, so maybe i shouldn't have

I'll re process it again shortly