The Orion Nebula, M42
Produced using 2 layers of stacked frames to preserve the brighter area in the centre.
Layer 1: 2 x 10-minute & 5 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f10.
Layer 2 (centre): 7 x 2-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f10.
Off-axis, manually guided. Frames registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; layering & curves adjusted in Paint Shop Pro.
Unmodded Canon EOS 40D & Celestron C8 telescope.
The Orion Nebula, M42
Produced using 2 layers of stacked frames to preserve the brighter area in the centre.
Layer 1: 2 x 10-minute & 5 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f10.
Layer 2 (centre): 7 x 2-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f10.
Off-axis, manually guided. Frames registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; layering & curves adjusted in Paint Shop Pro.
Unmodded Canon EOS 40D & Celestron C8 telescope.