M42 with my baby newtonian

[rmuhlack (Richard)]

Finally another image with my recently acquired 130mm f5 imaging "optimised" baby newtonian, mounted on a HEQ5. Camera was a modded 1000D, guiding using a QHY5LII with a Rubinar 500mm f8 mirror lens as a guidescope.

Capture details (all ISO1600):
"Inner" core: 58 x 10sec, 36 x 20secs
"Outer" core: 52 x 60secs
Rest of image: 42 x 120secs, 31 x 180secs, 70 x 240secs

Hi-res: http://www.astrobin.com/full/59555/?mod=none

[astronobob (Bob)]

That fills the frame nicely Richard, very sharp & smooth too, dig the colors and the spikes, good blending between subs, mate, that a fine result, top work with the 130mm and 1000D, very rewarding Image, top stuff

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Excellent work! Looks great!!

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Very nice, Richard

[RickS (Rick)]

Nice composition and well processed, Richard.

[TimberLand (Justin)]

Go the fast newtonian's. How cool is that, great diffraction spikes.

Justin

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Richard.

I love the composition.

Ross.

[White Rabbit]

Holy crap, taken with a 1000D? I have one of those and I never got even close what you have here, never even got close with my 5D MkII.

Very nice work.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice one richard. Little hard on the processing to my taste but some good details and colors.