Orion M42

[bluescope]

Last night was terrible, heavy cloud cover with just a few holes. I set up my gear anyway just in case of a change later on and took a few shots of Orion before the moon rose too high. Needless to say the rest of the night was a washout. Hoping for clear skies tonight.

Anyway here's a couple of samples.

200mm F5 Newt + EQ6 Pro + 350D + MPCC .... processed Photoshop 5.5

Wide field shot - 30sec @ISO800 unguided
Close up crop greyscale - 20sec @ISO800 unguided

[iceman (Mike)]

They're great Steve, especially for such short exposures.

Tracking looks good!

[Ric]

Very nice Steve, they are nicely resolved right to the core.

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[bluescope]

Thanks Mike and Ric !