M42 First Light New Scope

[jjjnettie]

:) Taken last night with my new ed80.
A lazy effort I admit.:lol:
Approx 13 minutes of data all up.

[Tandum]

Is that imaged with the 20D and unguided Jeanette?
It's a nice wide field of view, looks good.

[h0ughy]

not bad JJJ

[jjjnettie]

That's right Robin.
I'll try to put in a better effort tonight, not so much pressure from moonrise as last night.


Thanks Dave.:)

[AlexN]

Nice 1 JJJ! And lovely new toy too! :) Congrats!

[CoolhandJo]

you should be proud! I love the ED80's!

[multiweb]

Great stuff. :thumbsup: I love my ED80 too. Great little scope. :)

[dcalleja]

Yes the ED is a nice unit - I like mine too. Good image and nice framing

[Tandum]

Looks ok for unguided, you can see the stacking errors on the right. It's pretty close to tracking.

Imagine buying new gear the week before a dark sky night :)
Then again, guess who has a new camera in the mail :D

[troypiggo]

Very nice. I like it.

[strongmanmike]

Nice job Jeanette

Colour looks good and very delicate details in the core are comming through. More exposure will only improve it.

Mike

[jjjnettie]

:lol: The scope arrived last week. Why else do you think Hamish was making his way down the coast.:lol:

Looking forward to catching with you on the weekend Robin.

[Zubenel]

HI JJJ ,
And here I was thinking that you were masking your Gras acquisition!! We must do something with that time.!! From this "snap" I am definitely going to pick your brains on that venture:thumbsup:
Cheers Zubenel

[jjjnettie]

Hey Wes, how are you?
Haven't thought about GRAS for a while. We really shoud do something about that.

Thanks everyone for looking!

[toryglen-boy]

Yo J, thats well nice, i would be made up if that was mine

:thumbsup:


i got get into this trying this for myself

[desler]

Lovely image J

Darren

[lacad01]

Nicely done :thumbsup:

[peter_4059]

Great result for 1st image with the new scope.

[Craig_L]

Nice one Jeanette.

[gregbradley]

Delicate shot Jeanette.

Greg.

[Tamtarn]

The 20D ED80 combo looks like a real winner Jeanette great first light :thumbsup:

D&B

[RobF]

Wow!
Will be no holding you back now Jeanette!

[acropolite]

Fantastic effort JJJ.:thumbsup:

[Zubenel]

HMMMM , CONVALESCING TO WITH A TUMMY BUG...... :(However your "snap" is my desk top.....for a while:thumbsup: About Gras , I think it only lasts for 12 months so will have to act .... I will ,as discussed lean:help: on your vast experience :whistle:in imaging to get a fab result. I am thinking of getting to Baramba so might c u there and chat further.

Zub

[jjjnettie]

:rofl: My vast experience? You've got to be joking:lol:
I'm only just learning too.
See you at Barambah!

[h0ughy]

LOL you have been published now JJJ - so your a spurt;)

[jjjnettie]

:lol: Well, only because you say so Dave.
I'm willing to go along with the illusion.:whistle:

[AlexN]

:) I would JJJ! Published for astro photography, able to capture stunning shots with whatever gear you lay your hands on... If thats not expert material I dont know what is...

[jjjnettie]

Don't go on. You know exactly how it is Alex, as do most people here.
I've done ok for a beginner, but there's still a long way to go.

[Ric]

Fantastic image Jeanette, you've done a great job on that one.

Cheers

[tornado33]

Well focussed and guided.
Scott

[KenGee]

I agree with the others Jeanette, you got a good combo there and you grabed some good data, add that to what you get tonight and you'll be on your way. Remember the data is the gateway to repros, post them all, it's a great way to learn.

[bluescope]

Nice image Jeanette ... probably would benefit from more data being added !

:thumbsup:

[spearo]

well done
Love M42 and the Running Man, good detail captured there, quite impressive given that its unguided
well done
frank

[Jen]

:eyepop: nice work JJJ your new scope workin well for you i am dying to get a pic of something up there :) cheers too many more nice pics to come :cheers::cheers:

[jjjnettie]

Cheers to you too Jen.
Pity they don't have a Jim Beam smiley.:lol: I don't drink beer.

[Jen]

:lol::lol: lol JJJ yeah i dont drink beer much either only if its really hot and when i have been mowing the lawns :rofl:
LOL @ Jim Beam smileys, i have asked the mods for some new smileys but they not answering me :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Zubenel]

Looks like I opened the flood gates on your latent:eek: fan club.
LOL
Wes

[mexhunter]

Hello Jeanette:
Very good photo to release equipment, for hardly 13 minutes, is a photography with a good balance.
Muy bonita!!!
Many greetings
Cesar

[Geoff45]

Nice pic, but there is quite a bit of hidden data. An application of curves in PS brings out the running man nicely and lots of extensions of faint nebulosity of the main neb. Try to get every ounce of detail that you've captured by working on the processing.