I give this cropped image for others to inspect. This is a small selection of a constellation-wide shot I took of Orion, and as you can see, the M42, and the belt.
Question. Look carefully. Did I capture the Flame Neb (NCG2023) and the Horsehead? Or could that just be artifact in the film.
Look again, I'm sure there is a hint of these two nebulae. Go on, tell me I'm dreamin'!
So, not bad for a tripod image on film from the Swan Hill area around 20 years ago? This photo has been kicking around the house for that long, then I pulled it out the other night, scanned it at 1200 dpi and took a closer inspection. Look, I admit that it's not going to win any awards but it will go down as the first time I 'got the horse', albeit a pretty feeble, and quite unintentional attempt.
It was a looog time ago, I used to live in Bendigo, and would drive up to Pyramid Hill, Kerang, Swan Hill, Ultima for the dark skies... oh, and it was when I had money to burn on petrol. Great days!
It was a looog time ago, I used to live in Bendigo, and would drive up to Pyramid Hill, Kerang, Swan Hill, Ultima for the dark skies... oh, and it was when I had money to burn on petrol. Great days!
Don't get me wrong, this was not a deliberate attempt to capture the HH, nor do I intend to do it again ant any time in the future. This was a tripod bulb exposure on film of a wide shot of Orion. I wonder if you could get similar results from a DSLR with a similar exposure time (And I'm guessing the exposure time for this would be under 2 minutes).
Okay, here is a more deliberate attempt at capturing the HH. Keep in mind the 'blueish' hue is a result of the film type and also being developed in a home colour dark room, also 20 years ago. I am determined not to alter these images. You can notice some scratches on the photo also.
hey Stephen did u say Swan Hill 
i need some more astro Swan Hillians 
do u still come up this way 
But as Leon says, it's in there somewhere 
