The best winter sight, by far, is the Orion Nebula (Messier 42). I've photographed this one a few times previously, but this was my first attempt with my wide-field telescope. While it would have been nice to have more time on it, it turned out fairly well. I shot 40 frames at 3 minutes per frame, but it must have been a busy night up there because 10 of the frames had airplane or satellite tracks through them and had to be discarded. The net time was 1 hour 24 minutes. I'd love to come back when the weather clears to try and double the total exposure.
Photo Details
January 21, 2020
AstroTech 65Q on VX Mount
SBIG STF-8300C Camera
Skyglow filter
28 subframes at 3 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 1 hours 24 minutes
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
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