M42 wide field

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M42 wide field

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Hi ,

Attached a wide field view of M42 taken with a Sky90 and Canon 300D.
Taken in December from Yio Chu Kang on a very clear night,

http://www.geocities.com/jybeninger/m42.html

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Hi,
Super Nice... Prime focus?? Can also see the "running man"!! :goodjob:

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superb image!
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As always, JY, Awesome!
Its images like these that let people have an idea what they are looking at visually by identifying the trapezium..
I am also able to appreciate the running man nebula better too!

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Hi all,

Thanks for your comments.
The image was taken at prime focus on 13 december. That night was superb, but since then, we have not had many clear nights !

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Post by ariefm71 »

it's a testament that for widefield astrophotograhy, nothing beats a small apo on a high quality mount. Well, a darker sky might help a bit :-)
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Hi,
a darker sky might help a bit
Not a bit... A dark sky will help a lot... :) I think that is one of the most importance requirement for long exposure wide field astrophotography!!

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Hi,

You are right !
Hopefully I'll be able to go to a dark sky in the near future and extract more details.
The weather seems to change for the better, ... hope it clears up,

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Wow, the photograph is really amazing!!! Really impressive... WOW! :shock:
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Hi JY:

I love it. EXCELLENT

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