M42 - Great Orion Nebula

Date: 2008-01-16
Object: Messier 42 - Great Orion Nebula
Scope: Meade 10" LX200R
Camera: Canon 350D and Meade 0.63 Focal Reducer
Guide Scope: Williams Optics ZenithScope 66
Guide Camera: Meade DSI
Exposure: 30 seconds and 10 seconds
Images: 24 @ 30 seconds, 24 @ 10 seconds
Notes: This image is a combination of the below image, plus another image shot at the same time with 10 second exposures. The 10 second exposure image has been used to show more defintion in the Triangulum region of the nebula, as on the 30 second image it was over-exposed. I have also reduced the vignetting by tweaking the colours somewhat.

Date: 2008-01-16
Object: Messier 42 - Great Orion Nebula
Scope: Meade 10" LX200R
Camera: Canon 350D and Meade 0.63 Focal Reducer
Guide Scope: Williams Optics ZenithScope 66
Guide Camera: Meade DSI
Exposure: 30 seconds
Images: 24
Notes: A much better image, lots of vignetting with the FR, but the guidescope allowed a much longer exposure.
I plan to integrate the shorter exposure images into this one to remove the blown out core, and retain the majestic 'arms'

Date: 2008-01-07
Object: Messier 42 - Great Orion Nebula
Scope: Meade 10" LX200R
Camera: Canon 350D and Meade 0.63 Focal Reducer
Exposure: 15 seconds
Images: 15
Notes: Slightly out of focus - need to try harder to achieve proper focus

Date: 2006-02-04
Object: Messier 42 - Great Orion Nebula
Scope: Meade ETX-105
Camera: Meade DSI with 0.6 Focal Reducer
Exposure: ?
Images: 27

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