This object captivates every amateur astronomer and is usually the first to be imaged when you get into this hobby.
You never really tire of it as it is so beautiful and dominating in the sky. The whole area of Orion and its bright stars of Rigel and Canopus with the Pleiades nearby is mesmerisingly aesthetic.
I took this image very early in the morning over the last 2 visits to my dark site observatory. Usually around 2:30am at the earliest to 4:30am.
RCOS 12.5 inch at F9, STL11002 with Astrodon filters, Tak NJP mount, CCDstack, Photoshop CS2.
LRGB 17 17 17 17 (a combination of 45 secs, 2 minutes and 5 minutes).
http://tinyurl.com/ywzbfk
Greg.
You never really tire of it as it is so beautiful and dominating in the sky. The whole area of Orion and its bright stars of Rigel and Canopus with the Pleiades nearby is mesmerisingly aesthetic.
I took this image very early in the morning over the last 2 visits to my dark site observatory. Usually around 2:30am at the earliest to 4:30am.
RCOS 12.5 inch at F9, STL11002 with Astrodon filters, Tak NJP mount, CCDstack, Photoshop CS2.
LRGB 17 17 17 17 (a combination of 45 secs, 2 minutes and 5 minutes).
http://tinyurl.com/ywzbfk
Greg.
