Here's 10x10min I grabbed on M45 the last morning of my imaging session at the house. Same rig as my recent shot of Orion so same problems
This is a hard one for me to photograph. I never got it right. Still didn't this time. But there's hope. In insight I also should rotate the camera 90 degrees hey?
curious shot Marc - you seem to have a dark circle?
Yup. I've got dark, bright circles, color gradients and reflections. I don't do things in halves. I left the nosepiece with the glass window on the QHY8 which I always remember to remove. Not this time. So massive glow in the middle which I've tried to tone down.
Great image Marc I an a big fan of diffraction spikes they need sharp focus and prove a bit of physics every time they appear.
I understand forgetting things I have been out of the picture astronomy imaging wise for a few years and the obvious mistakes are being made regularly. Coupled to that I've jumped up in focal length and aperture.
I would be pleased to get 5 sisters alas every time I go to get a photo of them or the Tarantula I make real Elma Fud type rogerings of the session.
Great image Marc I an a big fan of diffraction spikes they need sharp focus and prove a bit of physics every time they appear.
I understand forgetting things I have been out of the picture astronomy imaging wise for a few years and the obvious mistakes are being made regularly. Coupled to that I've jumped up in focal length and aperture.
I would be pleased to get 5 sisters alas every time I go to get a photo of them or the Tarantula I make real Elma Fud type rogerings of the session.
Justin
Thanks Justin. I'm the same . I tend to forget stuff. It's getting worse. Ah yeah... the calling of the Tarantula on the opposite side of the sky. Guilty too. I got that one over two nights - still processing. Not looking too good though.
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Originally Posted by RickS
The dusty bits are very nice, Marc!
Thanks Rick. I reckon too. I got a better image scale with this scope on the OSC and the RGB channels have a good resolution equally.
The potential for a great looking photo with a bit more colour.
Very sharp and detailed.
Excellent composition and I love the vertical diffraction spikes.
Good luck with it.
Ross.
Thanks mate. As you know I've been banging my head against the wall on this one for years but I reckon once I have the nosepiece removed I can go deep and get a really cool shot of it. It certainly has the right aperture and image scale. This year is the year That or I'll buy a helmet.
no, I wouldn't know how to do that. I know how to add spikes though. 
I left the nosepiece with the glass window on the QHY8 which I always remember to remove. Not this time. So massive glow in the middle which I've tried to tone down.
but otherwise a really good looking image there..for an NBN denier that is 
