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 |
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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 |
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focusing by hand with the aid of DSLR Focus |
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webcam-guiding with MaximDSLR through 4"-FH-refractor |
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darks: Fitswork,
aligning and stacking: Regim,
levels and curves: Photoshop CS |
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© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision: 02.04.2025