M42 (Ori)

M42 (Ori)

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Date/Site: 9. January 2024, at home
Exposure/
Filter:
No filter: 12 x 180 seconds,
6 x 60 seconds,
6 x 20 seconds (-10°C)
Camera/
Optics/
Instrument:
Touptek 294CP on 150mm f/5 Newton with 2" Skywatcher Comacorrector on 10Micron GM1000 HPS
Data acquired remotely using N.I.N.A.,
Guiding: ASI120 attached to a 61mm-finder,
Focusing with Microtouch,
Calibration and processing: PixInsight 1.8

Processing the data for the image of the Orion Nebula, M42, is difficult because of the enormous dynamic range of this object.
 

M42 (Ori), 2007

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Date/Site: February 20., 2007, AAR-observatory in Presberg
Exposure/
Filter:
10 x 10 seconds, 1 x 2 minutes, 11 x 5 minutes
Camera: Canon EOS 300Da
Optics/
Instrument:
6"-Newton on the Gemini 41-Field mount of the AAR, Baader-coma-corrector
focusing by hand with the aid of DSLR Focus
webcam-guiding with MaximDSLR through 4"-FH-refractor
darks: Fitswork,
aligning and stacking: Regim,
levels and curves: Photoshop CS

 

© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision:  02.04.2025