Orions Sword

[avandonk]

Only managed to get two images before cloud came. I was trying to go as deep as possible to pick up the gas and dust. There is a bit of noise which usually disappears when stacking many images as a median.
Large image 1MB
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~cheekyfish/oriongas.jpg
Details
Canon 5DH, Canon 300mm F2.8L at F2.8, 2x15min at an ISO of 200, ICNR ON, Corrected for flats in IP, stacked with Registar, digitally developed in IP and levels and curves in PS.


Bert

[Ric]

Hi Bert, thats a great image. The Horsehead looks fantastic on the large version, lots of detail.

cheers

[h0ughy]

I am humbled.... thats deep, look at all that red!

[tornado33]

Excellent work, nice and deep. I will try that with your lens soon.
Scott

[sheeny]

Wow! There's gas everywhere! :thumbsup:

Al.

[Garyh]

Nice and deep Bert..good work there...:thumbsup:. I done a bunch of 135mm shots of the same field the other week and I find its not a easy target to show all that faint stuff.....
Cheers Gary

[Crash Nebula]

I really like how many stars you can see in it. Great shot!

[tornado33]

We are actually seeing the giant Orion Molecular Cloud, of which M42 is only a small part. Bert's shot shows us much of the rest of this cloud.
Scott

[johnno]

Hi Bert,

That's a great image.
Thanks for the efforts,Fantastic.

Regards.
John

[davidpretorius]

gee you are good bert!

all thsose great nebs in one shot!

[thierry]

hello,i like much,a little too red can-to be but photo sympathetic

[avandonk]

Here is one from last night. IT consists of nine ten minute exposures at an ISO of 200 taken with a HUtech Nebula Filter.These were converted from RAW to TIFF and corrected for flats with ImagesPlus. Three lots of three exposures SUMMED with Registar, then those three median averaged. It is equivalent to 3x30min exposures. Levels and curves in PS.
Obviously taken with Canon 5DH and Canon 300mm F2.8L at F2.8.
I don't know whether HDR or masking would improve it. My aim was to get the faint stuff to show clearly.:D
Large image 1.6MB
http://avandonkbl.bigblog.com.au/data/2/13839/image/ORIONSB3873820061127103450.jpg

Bert

[iceman]

Wow, widefield and RED!

Love the little horsie in there!

Beautiful Bert!

[matt]

Yep. That's one with the lot!!!

M42... running man ... flame and horsey

me likes:D

[Octane]

Bert,

Both great shots. I love the definition of the clouds in the second shot.

Regards,
Humayun