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16 years 3 months ago #57235 by woodwizard
M42 in Ha was created by woodwizard
Great Orion Nebula
Orion 102 ED and Canon 350D modified
Baader 7nm H-Alpha
Losmandy G-11 modified
Guided Meade AR-6 and DSI-C
6-10 min light, No Darks or Flats
Converted,Aligned and Combined Images Plus
Final tweaking PS-CS
I think I over processed once I see on another monitor besides my laptop

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16 years 3 months ago #57236 by woodwizard
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Same image, different crop and in grayscale.


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Backyard Roll off roof Observatory
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Losmandy G11/Gemini modified
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Orion ED 80, 2 - 102 ED and XT-10
Canon 350D Hutech modified

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16 years 3 months ago #57244 by dogstar
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Hey woodwizard i really like the image nice to see an old favourite in a different light.As you suggested it is over processed a little bit and the usuall problem of overexposing the trapezium while trying to get detail from the fainter surroundings.Here's a link that you may find useful in overcoming this problem www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/TOC_DIG.HTM

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16 years 3 months ago #57245 by woodwizard
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Dogstar, I know the trap is blown out as this is 6-10 min exposures in H-Alpha. Here is a Trap photo from last year.
What I meant by over processed is the stars have dark donuts around them.

Tom
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Losmandy G11/Gemini modified
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Orion ED 80, 2 - 102 ED and XT-10
Canon 350D Hutech modified

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16 years 3 months ago #57264 by dave_lillis
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Its a very good image there Tom.
Would you consider darkening the background (yellow M42) a tad, it might bring out the nebula even more....

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16 years 3 months ago #57276 by woodwizard
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Dave, the yellowish M42 is the native colour using the Baader 7nm H-Alpha filter and Canon 350D modified in B/W mode. The colour was not adjusted in the processing.
Will be giving it a go with another processing when I get home from work.

Tom
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Canon 350D Hutech modified

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