First attempt of M42

[TechnoViking]

I thought i would give M42 a go last night, i am quite pleased with the results, im still learning how to use the DSLR, I must have been imaging m42 for almost 2 hours, changing settings, adjusting focus, drinking copious amounts of coffee. I really wanted to stay up for saturn, but as 3am drew near my body went into hibernation mode :D

ISO6400 - 1 minute unguided (im still saving for my guide scope)

I have played with the image in paintshop, adjusting brightnesss and contrast, unsharpen mask, and RGB, another thing im still learning.

[Jen]

Nice pic for a beginner well done :thumbsup: yeah I know the feeling I'm still having a love/hate relationship with my camera it takes me a few hours to get the settings the way I like them lol lol :rolleyes: i have come to an understanding that you really need a lot of patience for this hobby :P keep em coming :thumbsup:
Cheers

[asimov]

IMO it's all about having fun with a hobby you enjoy! Getting & displaying world class images is a by product! Lovely work, & I'm glad your enjoying the ride.

[allan gould]

Great first effort and you are at the beginning of a long but satisfying road. What til you get several hours of data and the same processing and then you still want more.......obsessive?
Welcome to the dark side.

[jjjnettie]

Don't worry, you'll get there. This is a fine image.
Once you get your settings right on the camera. Write it down in a note book, and keep it with your gear for future reference.
When you get perfect focus, use a Niko pen and mark it on the draw tube of your scope, so next time you will only need to adjust it only the smallest amount. :)
Keep at it. You're doing great.

[TechnoViking]

LOL Dark side Indeed! I still love looking at objects through my EP's, but after an hour im removing the visual back and installing the camera lol

I was really surprised with the detail from 1 single exposure!

Thank you everyone for the kind words, this really is a for-filling past time, Im seeing objects that I have never seen with my own eyes, and only ever dreamed of as a child, now i get to share this with my children.