[multiweb (Marc)]

Thanks a lot to all.

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

nice stuff Marc, really like the Mewlon shot!
I think i'm too scared to attempt dealing with the HDR of M42 ... maybe next season ...

Rusty

Thanks Rusty. It's bright enough to take short exposures. This way you don't have to HDR the core.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Two superb shots, Marc. I agree that the faint dust lanes look sharper in the Mewlon shot, and some stars with great colour differences (eg white with faint yellow companion) are better resolved, although that could be an RGB versus H-alpha differences. Conversely, the Trapezium is beautifully resolved in the 60 sec H-alpha subs. When I explore, I can see at least four faint stars in the Trapezium in addition to the four main ones, which is pretty good. The Mewlon shot is less noisy, which could be a dark site versus urban glow difference.

Nice processing in both cases.

Cheers.

Thanks Mike. I suspect the Mewlon is a lot sharper than the C11 yes. The C11 shot is in Ha and I don't think it would give tight stars in RGB as the Mewlon did. Also my guiding on the field left a lot to be desired so I think the Mewlon shot could be a lot sharper. Looking forward to play with it on some galaxies and dabble a bit in moonage and planetary maybe.

Originally Posted by Rod771

Ah, the mighty M42, Mr S Claus is not far away now.

Great images Marc! Last night was good, quite cool too.

Thanks Rod. Yes it was.

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

That's a good project Mark, imaging a good old favourite. I agree with MnT about the improved resolution of some stars in the Mewlon scope. Very nice detail in both images.

Thanks Rodney. Yes it will take some practice to get the full potential out of the scope.

Originally Posted by barx1963

Marc
Great images! Can I use the one from SV on our camp website? With attribution of course.

Malcolm

No worries mate and thanks again for organising a great camp. I've emailed you.