Southern Orion
This worked better than I hoped, given that I didn’t get many frames. 15 x 1-minute ISO 3200 exposures at f/4, taken from a nearby beach that has a dark and unobstructed view South. Astro-modified Canon 600D and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens on a Vixen Polarie star-tracker.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and colour gradients caused by light pollution and to reduce the stars (which otherwise dominate after stretching the contrast)
Feb 2024 update: Starnet++ software used to temporarily separate the stars and nebulae and prevent the stars bloating when nebula contrast is stretched.
Southern Orion
This worked better than I hoped, given that I didn’t get many frames. 15 x 1-minute ISO 3200 exposures at f/4, taken from a nearby beach that has a dark and unobstructed view South. Astro-modified Canon 600D and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens on a Vixen Polarie star-tracker.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and colour gradients caused by light pollution and to reduce the stars (which otherwise dominate after stretching the contrast)
Feb 2024 update: Starnet++ software used to temporarily separate the stars and nebulae and prevent the stars bloating when nebula contrast is stretched.