Hey guys.
Finally got a chance last night to have a go at M42. Wasn't sure how it would go given that my location means Orion passes right through the light pollution from the city. Turned out pretty well in the end though I think.
I spent the entire night out under the stars so I learned a heap about my telescope and mount.
Mainly I learned that I want an autoguider lol. But had a good chance to get familiar with polar alignment, framing orientation and meridian flip etc.
Had a great night
Also had a go at the horsehead nebula but the sun came up so will continue that another time.
Didn't spend much time processing this outside of DSS, adjusted levels and saturation a bit in CS2 and then cropped it (I'm still lost with PS haha).
As always, any suggestions would very welcome
274 x 30 sec @ISO1600
Cheers,
Bret