Nebula M42 - 01 November 2005

This nebula is very beautiful. I tried to make a photo by longer focal length. Result likes me very much.

I have tried pointation with camera lens (300mm focal length included with teleconvertor). That optical configuration used for pointation is enough. After finishing other pictures I took a picture of nebula in Orion. After few shots I was out of breath. Simply beauty. I am sure it is not last picture of this area, because this was only first attempt - I have waited for this photo several years and it has done at last.

Technical information:
Optics:Newton 170/1150 + point. with Orestegor 300/4
+ teleconvertor 2x
Focal:1150mm
Aperature:6,7
Exposure:14s@ISO200 + 60s@ISO200 + 2x60ISO1600 +
300s@ISO800 + 2x600s@ISO800@
Date & time:01 November 2005 from 0:45 UTC
Location:Central Europe, Slovakia, Čadca, village Zakopčie
Atmosphere:clear sky
Pointation:own autopointation system + webcam Logitech Pro 4000
Mount:home made
Software:Registax 2.0, Photoshop
Camera:Canon 350D





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