Popular Post Peter Shah Posted February 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2019 Ive wanted to get a nice rendition of Orion for ages but its one I always overlook as sky time is very precious in the UK and there is always something else to get. Its got to be the most imaged target in the sky but is it easy....I dont think so. The colour and tonal range is massive making it a huge task to process. It took me around 12hours to process this one. Imaged in one night with my AG12 F3.8 Newt and Starlight Xpress H35, conditions were variable with light haze hindering the session, but to be honest I'll take what I can. We have had another very poor winter season with partial clear skies and rain as most of you already know. Exposure times were. 4x900 Ha 1x900 in R 4x840 in B 4x620 in G. Core exposures in RGB were 30s. Managed to increase the red signal with the H-alpha frames. Not Ideal but it is what it is! Calibrated with DSS, processed in Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom. Thanks for looking Sheila, +seven_legs, Bottletopburly and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Wow, so much to see in that. It goes very deep and is great to pan around on full res. ? Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Very nice indeed Peter well done Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thank you Both. 22 minutes ago, Tweedledee said: Wow, so much to see in that. It goes very deep and is great to pan around on full res. ? I wasn't sure how well it would stand up to full res...I was very tempted to sharpen it a little but decided not to...tell a lie there is a small amount in the very core, but non in the main body or surrounding area of the nebula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 That is a great image Peter great detail and colour Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 well that makes my attempt look a bit poor LOL Nice image there ? Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Stephen said: That is a great image Peter great detail and colour thank you Stephen 15 minutes ago, Sheila said: well that makes my attempt look a bit poor LOL Nice image there ? Thank you Sheila....although its bright and signal is strong I found it a challenge to process. Multiple layers teasing it out to get the separation in its delicate folds and then there is its huge dynamic range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I think you're right about this being the most captured target, Peter. Yours is a great example though, with excellent core detail. Peter Shah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shah Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 15 hours ago, 8472 said: I think you're right about this being the most captured target, Peter. Yours is a great example though, with excellent core detail. Ive done a little more work on the core and M43....tried to tighten things up a bit 8472 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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