M42 - Orion's Nebula

[TheFantasticG]

Nikon D7000 - Celestron F6.3 reducer - Celestron Advanced C8-SGT on a CG-5 tracking - Processed in LR3.6


These were the best two from last night:


1

2012-12-18 - Orion (1 of 2) by The Fantastic G, on Flickr
30 sec - ƒ/9.5 - ISO 3200 - 2000 mm


2

2012-12-18 - Orion (2 of 2) by The Fantastic G, on Flickr
20 sec - ƒ/6.3 - ISO 800 - 2000 mm


I think I'm off to a good start. I need to practice a lot on the processing side though with these. I don't have to do that much processing with my macro images like I do with these.

[SunnyHouTX]

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Oh damn, I think I just found my next hobby. Thanks a bunch G, now I'm gonna be broke till I die

[TheFantasticG]

M42 - Orion's Nebula

If you take up astrophotography you will. The C8 SGT and CG-5 was $1600. Plus the cos of the battery pack, super laser pointing for alignments, heater strips, and more. I ended up spending $2100 after all the accessories. Was a pimp arse Christmas for my Wife in 2011, but now I want a C14 SGT to take images with. Also makes me want a D600 or 6D.

[SunnyHouTX]

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That's my problem, I don't do hobbies half-arsed.

Those photos are mesmerizing man

[SunnyHouTX]

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I dream of a time where we can light up our surroundings in the evening/night in such a manner that greatly reduces light pollution so that we can look at the skies and actually see what the Greeks saw so as to name our galaxy the "Milky Way".

[Hangman]

Those are some nice pics!

[TheFantasticG]

M42 - Orion's Nebula

To get that view now you have to drive to Big Bend National Park.

Thanks, Hangman.

[johnnymisty]

Those are some bad arse pics bro

[TheFantasticG]

M42 - Orion's Nebula

Thanks !