These days, between the weather and my work committments, astrophotography is like an itch I can't scratch!!!
I first imaged the Trifid back in July 07 when it was once of the first images I took. Since that rather blurry rendition (
here), my skills have grown a bit so I thought I'd shoot it again to see what effect 5 years of experience would have. After finishing off my Sombrero image, I only got as far as some Luminance before the weather and moon intervened.
Anyway, here 'tis:
Full Res:
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/150932230/original
Cheers, Marcus