Orion Wide Field

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #1 18-11-2008, 08:48 PM

I took these early last month.

5 x 1 minutes taken with the Canon 20d at ISO 400, lens Canon 50mm f1.8.

The other photo is the reason why the first image wasn't 6 x 1 minutes.
I think it was the late flight in from Bali.

sheeny (Al) · #2 18-11-2008, 09:03 PM

That's a nice wider than usual view JJJ!

Got the loop!

Are you going to add any more?

That plane sure cut him off just below the belt!

Al.

monoxide · #3 18-11-2008, 09:14 PM

barnards loop in 1 minute subs?

nice one jj

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #4 18-11-2008, 09:20 PM

Hmm, yes, it sure did.
Ouch.

acropolite (Phil) · #5 18-11-2008, 09:23 PM

Nice work JJJ, you've covered the area beautifully, the Flame is clearly visible and I can just make out the horsehead.

multiweb (Marc) · #6 18-11-2008, 09:27 PM

Very cool! Huge field and plenty of details. Love the colors too. Top shot

h0ughy (David) · #7 18-11-2008, 09:31 PM

hey thats fantastic JJJ.

batema (Mark) · #8 19-11-2008, 01:08 AM

Nice flame and horsehead. Well done.

spearo (Frank) · #9 19-11-2008, 07:34 AM

well done
that was the first thing I went looking for in there : the Horshead and you can definitely make it out
well done!
frank

RB (Andrew) · #10 19-11-2008, 08:52 AM

Onya jjj !!!
That's terrific for 5 min, nicely processed !
Both the 40D and the 50mm (nifty fifty) sure can deliver.
I think the 40D is one of the best DSLR bodies for astro atm and the nifty fifty is the best bargain going, it's a great performing lens.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #11 19-11-2008, 10:19 AM

Sorry, did I say 40D?
I must have been dreaming,
I meant of course 20D.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #12 19-11-2008, 10:21 AM

Thanks for looking everyone.
I appreciate the kind comments.

RB (Andrew) · #13 19-11-2008, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Sorry, did I say 40D?
I must have been dreaming,
I meant of course 20D.

Well the 20D isn't far behind !

Good work jjj.

erick (Eric) · #14 19-11-2008, 10:59 AM

Lovely image Jeanette. Yes, I also looked quickly for Flame and Horsie - certainly clearly there!

jase (Jason) · #15 19-11-2008, 02:05 PM

Agree. To pick up Barnard's loop with only 1 min subs is cool. A couple of f-stops down would improve the quality. Nice work JJJ.

AlexN · #16 19-11-2008, 06:12 PM

Top shot JJJ! Seems the EQ mount is.. Paying for itself

Great to see that someones done some imaging...

(alex cries in the corner due to cloud cover..)

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #17 19-11-2008, 10:15 PM

Alex, the images were taken, pre-eq5. I used the Ioptron Cube and mounted the camera to that.
I could only take 1min subs to prevent field rotation.

AlexN · #18 19-11-2008, 10:32 PM

Oh wow! I didnt know you could go a minute on the cube!

I bet you're dying to get some clear skies to give the EQ a good run!

Octane (Humayun) · #19 19-11-2008, 11:36 PM

Jeanette,

A wonderful result for such short exposures!

I did something similar exactly two years ago! I hope to tackle this, once again, using a modified camera and my 24-105 f/4L to frame /all/ of Orion.

Well done!

Regards,
Humayun

Davros (Lauren) · #20 20-11-2008, 10:28 AM

Very nice, I could stare at that photo for hours.