[alocky (Andrew lockwood)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

I would agree with Roger on this... but I see what you you are saying and fair'nuff ... regardless, overall a very cool image Andy ...those filaments on the right look great

Mike

Thanks Mike - I have an excuse to reprocess it and see if I can find a compromise!

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great capture Andrew....amazing clarity and detail.


Ross.

Thanks Ross!

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I love it on that angle, it make it look so different. So much to love about M42. The frothing waterfall of nebulosity to the right (3o'clock) with it's streamers of dark dust is gorgeous.
You might consider backing off a bit on the sharpening though, the stars are haloed.

Thanks JJJ - I can't take any artistic credit for the angle, as the camera only fits on the focuser in one orientation!
Good point about the halos though, it might benefit from using a star mask during the deconvolution, since there's actually a bit more detail able to be extraced from the nebulosity.

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Nice shot Andrew; you've captured some great detail in this image!

Thanks David!

Originally Posted by astronobob

Thats a class image Andrew, nothing like a new object with out a blown core, mate
Credit with ya processing on this one, also being a newish target, id have to rank it up near the best of em
Top show

Thanks - its amazing how much better our eyes are at handling the dynamic range of these things than electronics.