It’s a trap!

[Atmos]

I’ve pushed this one pretty hard but I’m hoping it hasn’t broken down. The trapezium!
137x60s
I am contemplating doing some 10s exposures at some point into the future to see whether I can get a better split of the F star. 60s was chosen as its as long as I could go without saturating the core but also allowed for the fainter nebulosity within the Orion complex to be captured in one exposure.

[Bart]

Nice colour. Nice to see it close up as well.

[Atmos]

Thanks Bart, it has potentially been a bit over processed but there is a lot going on in there :thumbsup:

[RobF]

Nice. Is that a Tak OTA?

[Atmos]

Thanks Rob. Yeah, it's taken with an older Mewlon 250 :)

[RobF]

Aha. 6 vanes diffraction spikes and tight image.
Thought you might have pinched Dennis' Tak :)

[Atmos]

WRONG!
It was John's ;)

[gregbradley]

Lovely. Moody and colourful. The traps are shown nicely.

Reminds me of the X files show where the aliens had a book called "To serve man" - its a menu!


Greg.

[Paul Haese]

Nice detail Colin, with lovely colour but maybe just a little too much saturation for me. The detail is cool though.

[Atmos]

Thanks Greg, not a show I've ever really watched. Sacrilege I know.



I definitely pushed it pretty hard, no denying that :lol:

[multiweb]

very nice trap. Lots of details and very colorful. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Very cool, lovely work Col...at this time of year, many have suspicious minds and can get caught in a trap :P

Mike

[marco]

Intriguing Col, saturation a bit too high in my opinion but it is a very detailed image of M42 core!
Cheers
Marco

[Placidus]

Amazing.

Would you consider doing a video, and using lucky imaging?

Best,
Mike

[Andy01]

Don't be cruel, I'm all shook up in my Blue Suede Shoes :D

Nice image Col :)