A composite image of 90 frames(30secs each with dark frames substraction) of the beautiful Orion's Nebula. Orion's Nebula on an HaRGB format. Celestro...
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A composite image of 90 frames(30secs each with dark frames substraction) of the beautiful Orion's Nebula. Orion's Nebula on an HaRGB format. Celestron 8" SCT, 2032mm, f-19 telescope with a Celestron .63mm reducer.Enhance using Topaz software.
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artinphotography
May 21, 2016
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artinphotography
May 21, 2016
this is amazing! how did you capture this shot?? I take it the stars are photoshopped?
I would love to capture shots like this!
I would love to capture shots like this!
JoeColo
May 21, 2016
This are pictures taken from my observatory thru a telescope. The stars are in the FOV, no photoshop,but the spikes are added.
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Location
I took this photo from my personal observatory on my backyard.Time
Of course, this image was taken during a nice clear night. It took most of the night to complete the required exposures in narrowband and LRGB.Lighting
Lighting is provided by the glowing gas surrounding the stars.Equipment
I used a Celestron 8" C8 telescope with a 10:1 focuser. An LRGB + NB filter set. Telescope was mounted on a Celestron CGEM mount on a pier. Camera used a Canon 60Da. A Lumicon 50mm guiding scope with an Orion guiding camera.Inspiration
I consider M42 or The Orion's Nebula, to be one of the most beautiful objects to observe and to image because of it's great gas formation and expansion.Editing
The post processing was necessary due to the frames being so dark and because of the stacking process. Calibration and alignment are also part of the post processing as well as enhancing the colors. For this I used DSS(Deep Sky Stacker), PS CC, Topaz Suite, and Star Tools software( for star spikes).In my camera bag
As this is some kind of special process my equipment for this is usually the same as stated before.Feedback
Planning and location, location, location. Patience and perseverance. Do a good drift alignment. Make sure you have plenty of frames(L,D,B,Luminance) to process in order to get enough data for details.