[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Matty P

A fantastic result Marc. You have done a great job with blending the different layers together. Lots of detail and very nice colour.

I had a go myself at imaging M42 using different expsoures and I found it quite difficult to get the right balance between getting the correct colour and trying to bring out the detail in the different layers. Looking at your image, I think you have done a great job with it.

Very well done.

Thanks Matt. Yeah tuning down the bright parts makes them grey. It's not as easy as I first thought blending the all thing together. Glad you like it.

Originally Posted by Astrod00d

That's a great result Marc, blending the different exposures is not easy and you've done a good job. You've got some great data there. I'm looking forward to seeing the result when you add the extra data for the outer detail and the 'dark brown stuff'. The QHY8 is a winner.

Cheers,

Rob

Thanks Rob. I'm looking forward to see yours when you post it. Should be much closer to the core.

Originally Posted by Ric

Lovely result Marc, it's always great to see Orion on it's way back.

Cheers

Thanks Rob. It's one of my favourite targets. It's the first good picture I got of it.

Originally Posted by RB

Marc that's beautiful.
The full frame is gorgeous and the detail and tonal range is just great.

Well done !

Thanks Andrew. Stars are still a bit harsh to my liking but next version with more data should be nicer. I missed that when I used the shadow/highlight tool.