Tom Narwid
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Recorded with a AstroTech 8 inch reflector. Multiple exposures (42 x 7seconds and 12 x 120 second exposures stacked and "refined" in several different astro imaging programs.)
Orion Nebula (M-42) and the "Running Man" Nebula
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Wow that’s impressive and a lot of effort too
AlanLichty
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Beautiful result - very nice work.
Colorado CJ
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Wow! The colors and detail are excellent. You must be at a very dark site to get this type of image with such a short total exposure time.
Mike Lewis
Staff Member
Tom,
That's a wonderful result! Nice contrast, the sky background is at a good level, and lots of wonderful color and detail to get lost in. M42 is such a great target, and the Running Man Nebula is really a fun target as well - imaging at a FOV that allowed you to capture both in the same frame makes this a doubly exciting result. I also happen to like the diffraction spikes on the brighter stars that come from the secondary mirror support structure of the reflector. You definitely have that AT 8" reflector dialed in collimation-wise.
Being an incurable gear geek though I have to ask what mount and camera you used for this shot?
ML
That's a wonderful result! Nice contrast, the sky background is at a good level, and lots of wonderful color and detail to get lost in. M42 is such a great target, and the Running Man Nebula is really a fun target as well - imaging at a FOV that allowed you to capture both in the same frame makes this a doubly exciting result. I also happen to like the diffraction spikes on the brighter stars that come from the secondary mirror support structure of the reflector. You definitely have that AT 8" reflector dialed in collimation-wise.
Being an incurable gear geek though I have to ask what mount and camera you used for this shot?
ML
Tom Narwid
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I used a Takahashi mountTom,
That's a wonderful result! Nice contrast, the sky background is at a good level, and lots of wonderful color and detail to get lost in. M42 is such a great target, and the Running Man Nebula is really a fun target as well - imaging at a FOV that allowed you to capture both in the same frame makes this a doubly exciting result. I also happen to like the diffraction spikes on the brighter stars that come from the secondary mirror support structure of the reflector. You definitely have that AT 8" reflector dialed in collimation-wise.
Being an incurable gear geek though I have to ask what mount and camera you used for this shot?
ML
Hey Mike....I used a Takahashi EM-200 mount.Tom,
That's a wonderful result! Nice contrast, the sky background is at a good level, and lots of wonderful color and detail to get lost in. M42 is such a great target, and the Running Man Nebula is really a fun target as well - imaging at a FOV that allowed you to capture both in the same frame makes this a doubly exciting result. I also happen to like the diffraction spikes on the brighter stars that come from the secondary mirror support structure of the reflector. You definitely have that AT 8" reflector dialed in collimation-wise.
Being an incurable gear geek though I have to ask what mount and camera you used for this shot?
ML
Mike Lewis
Staff Member
EM-200 is a great mount for sure. Did you shoot this with a DSLR?
ML
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Tom Narwid
Well-Known Member
All of my astrophotography was done with a SBIG ST-8