The Alnitak Region in Orion

Octane (Humayun) · #1 22-11-2007, 11:31 PM

All,

Not overly impressed or happy with it, but, here it is.

Read and view here.

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As always, comments and critique welcome.

Regards,
Humayun

little col · #2 22-11-2007, 11:39 PM

blimy thats a pinging image you have there , amazing detail and perfecly framed , i have a 350d modded dslr ( baader filter)on loan but was wondering if i should use an ir/uv filter on it as my first test image was really red.

anyway thanks for sharing your orion image with us , just going to take another look

Ric · #3 23-11-2007, 12:23 AM

Lovely Humayan, a very spectacular image with lots of colour and detail.

Cheers

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #4 23-11-2007, 12:44 AM

That is a stunning image, Humayun!

First time I've ever heard of an image of this area being called the 'Alnitak' region.

Everyone else calls it the Horsehead and Flame region.
But the name 'Alnitak Region' made me come in even quicker to have a look

Very nice work.

astroron (Ron) · #5 23-11-2007, 12:59 AM

Very nice.
Well done.
Nicely framed.

thierry · #6 23-11-2007, 02:03 AM

excellent .....splendide

iceman (Mike) · #7 23-11-2007, 06:04 AM

Why would you not be happy with that, H?

Beautiful shot. Excellent work controlling the brightness of Altinak. Did you mask that out with shorter exposures?

40x 5 minutes is a lot of data, and it shows in the beautiful smoothness and detail.

What a ripper.

Rodstar (Rod) · #8 23-11-2007, 06:49 AM

I was thinking exactly the same as Mike, that is a humdinger H. The composition is exquisite. I'd be entering that in the next astrophotography competition. I'd vote for it.

Lee · #9 23-11-2007, 06:58 AM

Beautifully composed - and smooth as silk from all those subs! Well done - The Alnitak region would be an expensive neighbourhood wouldn't - think of the views!

h0ughy (David) · #10 23-11-2007, 07:36 AM

Very nice work Humayun. That is an amazing image

Garyh · #11 23-11-2007, 08:11 AM

A beauty Humayun! Those 4 hours really pay of in this region, very smooth and detailed..
cheers

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #12 23-11-2007, 09:31 AM

2020BC (Bill Christie) · #13 23-11-2007, 06:24 PM

A wonderful image, H.

Alchemy (Clive) · #14 23-11-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

All,

Not overly impressed or happy with it,

Humayun

you cant be serious !

lovely shot

tornado33 · #15 24-11-2007, 12:58 AM

Gee thats gotta be one of the deepest DSLR images Ive seen.
Scott

gaa_ian (Ian) · #16 24-11-2007, 01:11 AM

Very Nice Mate, I still remember last time I used averted imagination to see something of the Horsehead nebula in the 18 "
I agree, you should put that in one of the comps !

netwolf · #17 24-11-2007, 02:41 AM

Well done amazing detail and very rich in colors.

Octane (Humayun) · #18 24-11-2007, 11:36 PM

Col,

The camera I use has the Baader IR/UV filter in place. I've not used a modified camera without one of those. Try it and see?

Cheers!

Quote:

Originally Posted by little col

blimy thats a pinging image you have there , amazing detail and perfecly framed , i have a 350d modded dslr ( baader filter)on loan but was wondering if i should use an ir/uv filter on it as my first test image was really red.

anyway thanks for sharing your orion image with us , just going to take another look

Ric,

Thanks, mate!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric

Lovely Humayan, a very spectacular image with lots of colour and detail.

Cheers

Ken,

LOL at you coming in to look quicker because of the way I'd named the image!

Thanks for the kind words.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

That is a stunning image, Humayun!

First time I've ever heard of an image of this area being called the 'Alnitak' region.

Everyone else calls it the Horsehead and Flame region.
But the name 'Alnitak Region' made me come in even quicker to have a look

Very nice work.

Ron,

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by astroron

Very nice.
Well done.
Nicely framed.

Thierry,

Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by thierry

excellent .....splendide

Mike,

I feel I could have done more. I'll try it again next year, perhaps, with a different instrument and see what I can bring out.

I didn't use short exposures; just pre-processed in a way to control the brightness of the brightest stars. You can see Alnitak's companion.

You're right, four hours is a lot of data. This is the longest and deepest I've gone. I want to do more.

Cheers!

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceman

Why would you not be happy with that, H?

Beautiful shot. Excellent work controlling the brightness of Altinak. Did you mask that out with shorter exposures?

40x 5 minutes is a lot of data, and it shows in the beautiful smoothness and detail.

What a ripper.

Rod,

I think there's still a long way for me to go before I start entering competitions. There's no shortage of very skilled photographers and image processors (wizards) out there.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodstar

I was thinking exactly the same as Mike, that is a humdinger H. The composition is exquisite. I'd be entering that in the next astrophotography competition. I'd vote for it.

Lee,

I like the way you describe it, "smooth as silk". It took a very long time to pre-process those 40 sub-exposures!

It'd be the ultimate place to live.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee

Beautifully composed - and smooth as silk from all those subs! Well done - The Alnitak region would be an expensive neighbourhood wouldn't - think of the views!

David,

Thank you, kind sir.

Quote:

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Very nice work Humayun. That is an amazing image

Gary,

I'd love to be able to shoot Hα and add it to my RGB data to see how much more detail can be brought out. Something to think about.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garyh

A beauty Humayun! Those 4 hours really pay of in this region, very smooth and detailed..
cheers

Jeanette,

Glad you like it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Bill,

Cheers, sir.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2020BC

A wonderful image, H.

Alchemy,

Thanks! But, I still think more could have been done. Next time!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy

you cant be serious !

lovely shot

Scott,

It's the longest I've gone. I want to go deeper, yet.

Cheers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tornado33

Gee thats gotta be one of the deepest DSLR images Ive seen.
Scott

Ian,

I don't remember the last time I looked through a telescope to actually look at the stars and the wonders contained within the heavens. I barely look through a finderscope. I'm missing out on so much.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaa_ian

Very Nice Mate, I still remember last time I used averted imagination to see something of the Horsehead nebula in the 18 "
I agree, you should put that in one of the comps !

Fahim,

Thank you, sir.

Quote:

Originally Posted by netwolf

Well done amazing detail and very rich in colors.

Regards,
H

Tamtarn · #19 25-11-2007, 10:28 AM

Fantastic image Humayan. Great to see a shot of such quality like this.

EzyStyles (Eric) · #20 26-11-2007, 03:17 PM

havent heard from you in awhile H. I see you have a new setup

very nice horsey .