Very nice Doug. I just love to see this region in Ha.
Glad Orion is visible again without you having had to resort to chain saws too.....
Thanks Rob - if I wanted to image everything on my wish list, the neighbours on either side would look like bomb sites - have to pick my imaging moments so to speak.
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Lol - I do it all the time.. More so when I'm particularly proud of what I've posted!
But, one criticism: my personal preference would have been to compose the horsey a little further down, in order to grab all of that curtainous region.
Can you tell me what you're using as a hydrogen alpha filter? I'd like to also get one for my 40D. Are they available in differing wavelengths?
Cheers H,
Astronomik 12nm Ha EOS clip in filter...I believe they do a 5 or 6nm version too, but lots more $$$! I think 12nm is the sweet spot for DSLRs though.
Cheers
Doug
I agree doug, Ha shots of the horse to me almost always seem more pleasing than RGB or HaRGB its nice to see colour from time to time, Shots like Phils recent LRGB wide field are nice, but Ha really brings out the dramatic nature of the target, where as the dramatic nature and finer detail get lost in colour..
Yeh top shot Doug and I agree B&W (Lum or Ha) looks great on this region .
I see what Humi is saying too about the framing but if you can take some long (like a few hours!) luminance or in your case colour (DSLR) I think you will fill in that lower dusty half really well and this should better balance out your high placement of the horsey ridge..?
On closer inspection there's a fair bit of star elongation on the right hand side of the pic - hadn't noticed them in my rush to bring out the detail in the nebula itself! Might have to go back and pixel-peep each sub more critically I think.
Doug
Lovely image Doug, lots of detail. This will be a nice image to add too. The final work should be worth the wait. I love the image scale, it really puts the HH out in space.
