Orion Nebula M42

My first attempt at deep sky astrophotography using a second hand William Optics Zenithstar 80 refractor and Canon 60Da on an AstroTrac mount.

40 x 30 second frames post processed in Nebulosity and finished in Photoshop CS6.

I was expecting much less, I have ridiculous amounts of local light pollution, I hadnt spent much time on polar alignment and had to keep the exposure times relatively short.

 

M42PP.jpg

Done