my first post of m42

[suma126 (Shane)]

HI how can i get more detail out of the picture. help wanted thanks

[jase (Jason)]

Good first attempt Shane. I'd suggest raising your black point a little to provide more contrast. You may wish to post more details about the image i.e. exposure times, instrument used, etc to provide an insight as to what you've done.

Keep at it.

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

That's a pretty good first attempt. What sort of scope are you using?

[renormalised (Carl)]

Good first up shot.....what equipment are you using??

[suma126 (Shane)]

AT the moment I'm using cheap orion short tube retractor and a sky glow filter to stop the purple halos around the bright stars .the exp is 8x4min + 4x2min.camera is a olympus e520 .

[RobF (Rob)]

Great first effort Shane!

[spearo (Frank)]

seems quite a good first light to me!
As Jase mentioned raising the black point should help
frank

[multiweb (Marc)]

Whatever you're doing on the data acquisition side is spot on. Good focus and tracking so you're 99% there. Keep at it. The rest is processing. More data and stacking to get rid of the noise and levels "to taste". Have fun with it.