Orion Nebula M42, M43 and NGC 1977
  • Details
    Date Taken: 01/27/2016
    Location: Fremont Peak, CA
    Telescope: Orion EON 85mm ED-X2 f/6.6 Triplet Apo Refractor Telescope
    Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
    Other Camera: Canon EOS 500D, modified
    Processing: DeepSky Stacker, Photoshop CC, Noise Ninja
    Exposure: 11x180s, 10x30s, 12x8s
    Other Equipment Used: Orion Field Flattener for Short Refractors, Orion Magnificent Mini Deluxe AutoGuider Package
    Notes: I was pleased with how well this image turned out given the short total exposure time of just 39 minutes. This scope is awesome! Three sets of images of different exposure length were combined using layer masking in Photoshop.