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Old 31-01-2013, 04:21 PM
mbaddah (Mo)
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M42 with 14.5" SDM

Hi,

Thought i'd try a shot at imaging M42 with my SDM from my severely light polluted backyard here in Sydney. I was able to capture approaximately 10minutes worth of data before the clouds rolled in unfortunately.

Equipment used:
14.5" f4.8 SDM (shorter truss poles to bring dslr to focus)
Canon 5D Mk II
Astronomik UHC filter

Shots were limited to 30seconds (due to field rotation and tracking issues) at ISO range from 1600-6400. Stacked in DSS + PS6. My processing skills suck and I don't know how to fix the colour balance caused by the filter.

I'd appreciate any feedback on how to improve this image. Thanks guys.
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