Orion deep field

[tornado33]

Hi
Tonight I used the wonderful 300mm f2.8 flourite lens that Bert has so kindly supplied to me. I pushed deeper trying for a DSLR version of an orion deep field like this
http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/deep_field_med.jpg

What I was really after was the blue globules near the belt stars (upper left in above image)

With mine they just appear lower right, and the brightest one just to right of centre, easy to mistake it for an internal reflection, but it is nebulae.

My image is 5x5 mins ISO400, with UHCS filter. 300mm f2.8 flourite lens @f2.8 modded 350d
Processed with dark, offset and flat in Iris as usual, then PS. had to remove gradient with Gradient exterminator as orion was starting to get lower in the west.

One night when I have plenty of time I will try 2 or so hours total imaging on one object with this lens and really go deep :)
Scott

[Ric]

Very nice Scott, you've captured some fantastic detail and lovely colour.

Top stuff

[h0ughy]

top shot scott, nice and dark this weekend

[iceman]

Lovely stuff Scott, are you coming to SPSP?

[h0ughy]

the answer via the ventriloquist dummy is no, he has to work and then he has no real way of getting there.

But that is not from a lack of asking either.;)

[FOOTPRINT]

Hi Scott,
Very nice indeed, wonderful colour and detail, amazing what a digital SLR camera can do (in the hands of an expert), going back a few years I think you were the first one I can remember doing Astrophotography with a DSLR Camera, and the reason I bought one back then, I had a look and see ive taken some 4000 Pix. with the 300D, trying out a QHY8 at the moment to see what it can do (A 300D + cooler, well sort of), keep em coming.

regards...........Jim

[Phil]

nice weild field shot there welll done.
Phil

[tornado33]

Thanks all. Yes Lostock will be the only astro camps I can get to, and then only for weekends. I would like to take my rig there with the 300mm lens, and go REALLY deep :)
Scott

[EzyStyles]

beautiful scott. the colours look really nice and balanced.

[seeker372011]

who needs a telescope eh?

[strongmanmike]

Great 25min worth of work that Scott!!!

Nicely processed.

Yes I think you need many more subs with your DSLR for a region like that and the gradient exterminator wont know what's faint diffuse nebula and what's a gradient I suspect so shooting higher in the sky is probably a good idea.

Are you going to SPSP?

I would really like to try your MPCC visually with my ASA N12 at F3.8 sometime, even during a full moon. Perhaps we could tee it up sometime soon?

Cheers

Mike

[tornado33]

Thanks all
No, Mike, cant make it to spsp.
If I had my rig at a dark site with Orion nice and high, Id do about 2 hours of Subs and go nice and deep :)
Yes theres no reason why the MPCC wont work well with your scope. Its meant to work well from f4 to f6 though I suspect will also do well under f4. It makes a big difference with my 6 inch f3.6 schmidt newtonian.
Info here
http://www.baader-planetarium.de/download/mpcc_e.pdf
Yup would be good to try it out on your scope Mike
Scott

[strongmanmike]

Have you used the MPCC visually with the 6" F3.6?

Image quality look ok?

What's your phone number? - email it to me

m.sidonio(at)bigpond.com (m.sidonio@bigpond.com)

Mike

[tornado33]

Email sent.
Without the MPCC Naglers still shine with the 6 inch, with gorgeous wide field views. The supplied MA eyepiece though sufferes from some coma, the MPCC makes it a better imaging instrument than it was too
Scott

[Ingo]

Looks very nice!

Try to get your hands on a 200mm F1.8 and try the same wide field picture :D

[Dr Nick]

Very nice... That isn't easy to bring up so much detail, ;)

[leon]

That's fantastic, Scott, especially with Orion getting so low now, well done.

Leon

[atalas]

Nice work Scott !