M42 High Mag.

[nighthound]

This is probably one the most photographed deep sky objects. The Great Orion Nebula or M42. The hydrogen gas and dust particles are illuminted by a group of stars within its brightest region. Their heat excites the gas, much like a neon light works, and creates a nice glow. This is a birthplace for stars, the perfect conditions for formation. This object is visible with the unaided eye and can easily be seen with binoculars or modest telescopes. It will not however look like this long exposure image. Our eyes can't detect all the subtle detail, color and faint light that long exposure affords. To our eye it appears as a greyish glow and of course the darker the skies, the brighter the glow.

This image is a mosiac of for sections. At over 2000mm, M42 is too large to fit into a single image. Canon 20D • 10" LX200 SCT

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Nighthd/Astrophotography/mosaicsat4.jpg

NH

[Jonathan]

Nothing like heat of formation and similar:) loving the info that is coming along with these great and shots...that I have never seen!

[Rudi]

This is one of the best "portraits" of M42 that I have seen! Stunning! That must have been an amazing amount of post processing work you put in this one, NH. Well worth it, too! bowdown;

[nighthound]

Thanks guys. About 12 hours or so to piece together and process this one.

NH

[Keith]

very cool and your one patient man!

[Jonathan]

Thanks guys. About 12 hours or so to piece together and process this one.

NH

Whoa I remeber you sharing some tedious processing but not sure it really sunk it!!

[JaredB]

Simply a stunning and gorgeous image. Thank you very much for posting your work in this forum. I feel almost guilty only looking at it for a few minutes knowing how much work you put into it on the backend.

[MGlennn]

Amazing detail...incredible work :D :D :D Keep 'em coming !!

[mdephoto]

Thanks guys. About 12 hours or so to piece together and process this one.

NH


And to think I get bummed out when I have to spend and hour pp-ing an image.....


Thanks for the work and sharing this one NH

[Kevin]

Beautiful image seems to be such an understatement! I'm such a fan of astrophotography and I have great admiration for anyone who can create such images!

Thanks also for the little bits of info. I always wondered if I managed to find the object with my telescope if I'd be able to see the colors. Now I don't need to wonder any more.

Got any shots of the Horsehead? That's one of my favorites. :)

[Harv]

Holy stars, Batman. Spectacular image. Wow!

[gluwater]

This is just spectacular! I'm not sure what is more impressive, the actual shot or the amount of dedication to spend 12 hours processing it. What is involved in processing a shot like this? I don't need a detailed explanation, I'm just curious.

[Robert]

Awesome!!! I look forward to seeing your fabulous space shots! This one is especially outstanding.

[Ann]

That is one beautiful and spectacular image!