I was treated unexpectedly to clear skies last Wednesday (Dec. 15). I used that opportunity to image Comet Machholz and M42 (I figure that since it was a worknight, I should shoot some quick targets).
This is my first "serious" attempt at imaging and processing M42.
Equipment: SBIG ST-8XE and CFW-8a through a Takahashi FS102 on a Takahashi EM200 mount.
Nebula:
L: 10 x 1 minute binned 1x1
RGB: 5 x 1 minute each binned 2x2
Trapezium region:
L: 10 x 10 seconds binned 1x1
RGB: 5 x 10 seconds each binned 2x2
Images captured with CCDSoft. RGB combine in AIP4WIN. LRGB combine, layers and color processing in Photoshop. A mild application of SGBNR with PixInsight to smooth out noise was applied to the final image. Image reduced for the web.
Comments and suggestions welcome!
Eric
This is my first "serious" attempt at imaging and processing M42.
Equipment: SBIG ST-8XE and CFW-8a through a Takahashi FS102 on a Takahashi EM200 mount.
Nebula:
L: 10 x 1 minute binned 1x1
RGB: 5 x 1 minute each binned 2x2
Trapezium region:
L: 10 x 10 seconds binned 1x1
RGB: 5 x 10 seconds each binned 2x2
Images captured with CCDSoft. RGB combine in AIP4WIN. LRGB combine, layers and color processing in Photoshop. A mild application of SGBNR with PixInsight to smooth out noise was applied to the final image. Image reduced for the web.
Comments and suggestions welcome!
Eric
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