The Orion Nebula (M42), M43, and The Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977) in Orion

[Octane]

Hi all,

Another image taken at JohnG's place.

I was really cold, and, my telescope had dewed up, and, wanted to go to bed. :P

Still, I thought I'd share the image with you to show the potential of this magnificent new 5" refractor. This is only 30 minutes of data. I hope to build upon it when this region is culminating.

For 30 minutes of exposure, I think I've done well to tame any noise. Yes, I can see the satellite trail -- I didn't have enough data to perform a proper/aggressive data rejection stack and couldn't be bothered with cloning it out. This is a test image.

I have a long while to go before I exhaust a DSLR imaging device.

Read and view here (http://members.optusnet.com.au/mrozycka/Cootamundra/Cootamundra_20090921_M42_M43_NGC_19 77.html).

Comments, critique, etc., welcome.

Regards,
Humayun

[batema]

STUNNING. I never get sick of looking at this. Well done. Nice scope.

MArk

[h0ughy]

nice teaser

[gregbradley]

Lovely lovely shot.

Refractors rock.

Greg.

[MrB]

Gotta be happy with that! Nice.
Love all the dark stuff between the two. Awesome.
Another? Damn, I missed the first, will have to go find that.

Dude.. there's a satellite trail... two of them! haha JK ;)

[Inmykombi]

Lovely H. Thats a very nice image and nice colour.
A few elongated stars but it doesnt stop me from staring at it to absorb all the detail.

Well done again.

[DavidU]

Suprisingly good for such little data. I admire your skills.I just have to get a 127ED
Is your name pronounced Humayoon and not ...yun?

[dpastern]

Another super shot H. Amazing what 30 mins can do!

Dave

[multiweb]

Hey Mr. H, that's a corker! :eyepop: Reaaaally nice details and contrast in the bottom and central neb. Beautiful. The only thing I'd pick on is the pink arch above the trap. It's got a bit of a "posterized" look, like a "clipping" would do as if you lost some dynamic range in that area somehow. Other than that top shelf stuff. Keep'em coming :thumbsup:

PS: the running man is quite a treat too.

[Kirkus]

Man that's beautiful! I love the almost 3D effect of this nebulae when it's imaged like this. I'm glad you didn't let the cold, dew, or sleepiness keep you from sharing it. :)

[CoolhandJo]

Good framing (hard to get the entire nebula in at the best of times!). Imagine how less noisy this will be with more exposure time - bringing out even more of the wonderful detail you have cpatured!

[RB]

Nice work H and congrats on your new scope.
Colours look lovely.

:thumbsup:

[Lester]

Very, very nice image Humayun.

[RobF]

Very exciting possibilities with this setup if that is only 30 mins Humayun!!

[cookie8]

Very impressive for only 30 mins of data.:eyepop:

[tornado33]

Now thats a great shot showign the full dynamic range.
Scott

[jjjnettie]

Very special.

[renormalised]

Excellent shot...well done:D

[Nightskystargaz]

Humayun,

:D, Very beautiful pic. Keep them coming.

:thanx:,

Tom

[javier alves]

:eyepop: very very nice.

saludos

[Paul K]

I like the colours...:)

[spearo]

Very nice shot
lovely
frank

[strongmanmike]

I missed this one, excellent image Humi

I like your soft subtle processing :thumbsup:

Mike

[Bassnut]

Yes, awesome effort, very professional.

[bloodhound31]

6 x 500 second frames? You are kidding!!???

That's just great work mate. I am flabbergasted at how you managed to pull out the extremities out of such little data!

Salute!

Baz.

[spacezebra]

Excellent Humayun, what detail!

Cheers Petra d.

[AlexN]

Very nice for 30 mins.. now go back to John's place and get another 5 hours worth!! Show us all what you're made of son!! :D

Great work H.

[Martin Pugh]

Yes, very well done indeed.

Good colours in NGC 1977.

Cheers
Martin

[acropolite]

Very impressive Humayan. :thumbsup:

[Kevnool]

Fantastic again H.
You are talented at both Astrophotography and Terrestrial photography.
Cheers Kev.

[Astro78]

Man your clearly loving that new scope, what a ripper it is :thumbsup:

[Tamtarn]

As already mentioned, an excellent result with just 30mins of data.

Your new scope looks like it's a real winner with that result Humayun :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[David Fitz-Henr]

I agree with all the other comments - beautiful image for just 30mins of data ! I think this has well justified the cost of the new scope !

[Hagar]

Very nice H, certainly gets cold down here and dew can be a problem but it's not overly noticeabl in this image. Nice smooth well processed image.
Well done.