Bigger size: 1194x945
DATE
November 18th, 2008
PHOTO
Exposure time: 20x15" + 20x8" + 30x45" + 1x1" (31 minutes total)
Focal: 2350mm, f/10
EQUIPMENT
Imaging scope: C9.25
Camera: Canon 40D IR/UV @ ISO 800
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Guiding scope: Orion ShortTube 80mm
Mount: Takahashi EM-400
SITE & CONDITIONS
Montebello OSP, Santa Clara County, California
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Ok
SOFTWARE
Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop
COMMENTS
There aren't many nebulas that, with barely a few seconds exposure, would let you get the amount of detail you see in this image. In fact, I think Orion would be the only one. This closeup of the trapezium was tone-mapped to give the image more depth and impact.
