[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Originally Posted by cazza132

Wow! Resolution, details and colours - stunning! Well done!

Thank you Troy.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Another stunning image Rolf! Great processing and colour. I think you are much more than a real astrophotographer <vbg>

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve, glad you liked it!

Originally Posted by Atmos

Incredible Rolf, the detail and resolution that you have managed is truly spectacular

Cheers Colin, yes I was happy with the resolution in M42 itself and then decided to do this mosaic.

Originally Posted by RickS

That's a stunner, Rolf!

Thank you Rick

Originally Posted by SimmoW

Amazing Rolf, hard to believe you didn't use any NB filters!

It's a very 3d image.

One suggestion, well on my phone anyway. Your image hosting only displays the image at too low a zoom or to high. Maybe try loading to a good hosting site like Flickr or Google, of course keeping a decent sized watermark? Or just pm me a link to a high res so I can cry over my PC keyboard.

Thank you Simon, the images on my site can be displayed in many different resolutions, from tiny to full original size. The links I posted are first a size that fills your screen and then another one which is the full res. If you want something in the middle, try this one: http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography...e/i-x9pMXc2/X4

Originally Posted by JA

That's beautiful Rolf. Well done

I hope you don't mind me asking, but I notice that the image is a 2 x 1 mosaic, and I'm curious if the 7h exposure time is per panel or for both panels. Thanks for sharing these wonderful images.

Best
JA

Thanks JA, it is the combined exposure for both panels - so about 3.5h for each.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

M42 is hard to do well, due its massive variation in brightness.

But your effort here Rolf is a Tour de force....beautifully handled...one I am sure will be used as a gold standard for some time to come.

Nice one

Thank you very much Peter, I'm glad you enjoyed the view!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

At the big full res, the noise, sharpening and processing is a little obvious , but still worth surfing around .....but at the medium resolution, sheesh!!!! it looks..?...well...?...bloody amazing Hubbelesque even...Ok, Ok Mike and Trish aaaalmost got some of these with their recent Chicken mosaic...buuuut I am compelled to give you some....

Great shot dude ..and welcome to the M42 real astrophotographer club

Mike

Cheers mike At least I can say that one is under my belt now - and I've got the Horsehead too so am seriously in danger of becoming mainstream

Originally Posted by Nikolas

Gobsmacked

Thanks Nik!

Originally Posted by alpal

Nice pic Rolf,
I can see a Running Man & a left arm bowler in cricket to the right of him.
Never saw that before.

cheers
Allan

Thank you Allan!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A stunningly detailed and terrific colour image. A bit of a shame about the field of view cropping out some of the nebula. That's the only thing that would make it perfect. Perhaps another panel or two next year to extend it?

Greg.

Thanks Greg, yeah a wider mosaic would surely be nice - let's see next year perhaps

Originally Posted by DaveNZ

Well done Rolf. That's an amazing image. I especially like the central detail

Dave

Originally Posted by DaveNZ

Rolf, what exposure/s were your luminance subs ?

Thanks Dave

Thank Dave, I was pretty happy with the detail
My luminance subs are 5mins.

Originally Posted by topheart

Wow!





Tim

Thanks Tim!