M42 the Orion Nebula



M42 Orion Nebula with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and modified Canon 350D

A layers with masks combination in Photoshop, 5 x 5 sec + 5 x 10 sec + 5 x 20 sec + 10 x 60 sec + 10 x 120 sec.
Images acquired on January 14 2007, ISO setting 800. At the bottom of this page is a bigger version.
This image was made with a modified Canon 350D, and a 20-cm (8") f/2.75 ASA Astrograph.

M42 Orion Nebula with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and modified Canon 350D

A layers (without masks) combination in Photoshop, 5 x 5 sec + 5 x 10 sec + 5 x 20 sec + 10 x 60 sec + 10 x 120 sec.
Images acquired on January 14 2007, ISO setting 800.

M42 Orion Nebula with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and modified Canon 350D

4 x 3 minutes at 1600 ISO, November 17 2006.

M42 Orion Nebula with an ASA N8 20cm f2.75 astrograph and modified Canon 350D

This verison has an unsharp mask applied to the luminance channel. It's sized to 50% of full resolution.