I haven't shot this one in a while.

[Tom Davis]

So I thought I'd try it again; this time from Australia. You have
better skies down there this time of year than does Idaho!

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_00002e.htm (http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_00002e.htm&usg=AFQjCNFemVwrJr3n5S_KHD1R4a-iuYXKZw)


I love all the colors in the dusty areas.


Tom

[TrevorW]

TD quality for sure, lovely colours, tight stars, great work the 155 produces the goods

[Martin Pugh]

Lovely shot Tom.

cheers
Martin

[CoolhandJo]

Wonderful! Great colours.

[multiweb]

:eyepop: Ooh yeah! :2thumbs::prey2: That really inspires me. Great reference! :thumbsup:

[avandonk]

So it was 'our skies wot done it gov'. Nothing to do with skill and equipment.

The dust looks really good to me Tom. Kendalls? cascade is clearly visible as well.


Bert

[AlexN]

Magnificent.. As is to be expected! :)

[Jeff]

As Borat would say .... I like!

[Tom Davis]

Yep, mainly your great skies ;)

Tom

[seeker372011]

love it

[spearo]

Awesome!

great shot!

perfect

frank

[lacad01]

:eyepop:wow, so much detail. Excellent!

[prokyon]

I like it too! What a great pic!!!

cheers

Werner

[AG Hybrid]

Well I was like "Another shot of M42..." But, OMG! That picture is epic. Gets my vote for next picture of the week. So much detail.

[iceman]

Stunning image, Tom. Just beautiful.

[Tom Davis]

Thanks again everyone.

Tom

[Hagar]

Lovely image Tom and so deep. The dust is the highlight for me. I was overwhelmed with the amount of dust I managed in a much shorter exposure but this is definitely something else again. Beautiful.

[Tamtarn]

Have to agree with Doug the dust you've captured is amazing Tom

Wonderful image!

[AlexN]

Tom, I've been wondering, In your image (and a few others I've seen of M42) there is a small reflection neb (I think) below M42 near the bottom edge of the field of view, a small redish/orange section nestled in the dust. Do you know the designation for this little area of the image?

I've seen it in 3 or 4 really deep images of this area of sky, and it seems to be different colours in most of the images.. I've tried but never captured it myself.. Maybe next year.. :)

Alex

[Tom Davis]

There are a remarkable number of cataloged objects near the star v1133 Ori and one is this reflection nebula. Rather than trying to list all the interesting objects, here is a link to all the cataloged objects within 10 arcmin of v1133 ori.

http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-coo?Coord=05+36+30.9608-06+27+13.869&CooFrame=ICRS&CooEqui=2000.0&CooEpoch=J2000&Radius=10.0&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=get+the+list+of+objects

Tom

[Jeffkop]

M42-riffic !!!!!!!!!!!! Great picture with a huge amount of uniqueness for this much imaged nebula ... plus all the comments so far.

Its benchmark material for sure.

[danielsun]

Stunning image Tom.:eyepop:
Brilliant work.:thumbsup:


Cheers Daniel.

[Lester]

Fantastic image Tom, thanks for the view.

All the best.

[marc4darkskies]

WOW! :eyepop: The definitive M42 shot right there Tom!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Just wonderful!

Cheers, Marcus

[strongmanmike]

Fantastic FOV there Tom, not only is it a great piece of work as usual but the FOV makes it a unique shot of m42 and surrounds actually. Your faint dust processing has come into its own too, very cool :thumbsup:

Interesting to compare our interpretations too :)

Mike

[toc]

Unbe-fracken-lievable. :eyepop:

[Roobi]

hey there, just wondering what sort of magnification is this at?

[richardo]

Insane image of this well imaged object Tom.
You are indeed the 'Dust Man' !

Rich

[RobF]

I just can't figure out for the life of me how you managed to arrange for increased illumination behind the entire nebula for a 8 hours (1250 years ago....) :question:

Stunning and inspiring work - thanks for showing.

[StarGazing]

Amazing shot Tom ....... Great job mate.

Alex :eyepop:

[Tom Davis]

Thanks everyone. You all are too kind. IIS is the friendiest forum anywhere.

Tom

[Octane]

Tom,

Eek, I missed out on this one.

Holy moly. Your image has a very 3D feel to it -- it's almost like as if the M42 area is a depression in a much vaster and expansive region of dust.

You can just imagine how incredibly bright the stars in the Trapezium must be to illuminate such a massive field.

The mind well and truly boggles.

Thank you.

H

[MrB]

The Dust-Buster has done it again!
Absolutely stunning image Tom, brilliant.

[iceman]

I love to read this kind of testimonial!

[AlexN]

Its definitely a nice little (7000 members can't really be called little??!!) family we have here... Mike, you can be proud that you've created such a wonderful second family for us all :)

[RB]

A breathtaking vista Tom.
An absolute jaw-dropper of an image.

Congratulations on making 'Image Of The Week'.

:thumbsup:

[FearlessFLY]

Simply Breathtaking ,Tom.
Drool Factor ... 10! :thumbsup:

[LovingtheSilver]

Beautiful... if i could take a pic like that i would be more than happy. Congrats on 'making it' :)