A closer look at Orion
I‘m blown away by the details of this photo that I took yesterday from our terrace. It shows the Horse Head Nebula as well as the Great Orion Nebula and a ton of stars from the Orion constellation.
I took 180 light frames at 200mm using ISO 1000 at f3.5 for 15 seconds each on the Canon EOS R with Canon EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM II. Then I stacked and processed them using Siril.
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I did it again! This time using a 2x extender to get the focal length up to 400mm.
I’m actually relieved that it looks impressive again. So it was not just pure luck on the weekend 🙂
The photo shows the Running Man Nebula on top and the Orion Nebula beneath.
@benchr very impressive! Did I get that right that you’re using some sort of star follow device? Unfortunately I only have a MFT camera. They suck at low light 😅
Also: this was in the city?? You should go somewhere in Sachsen-Anhalt or Mecklenburg according to https://da-oben.de/lichtverschmutzung/
@leberwurstsaft thank you! Yes, I’m using a SkyWatcher Star Adventurer that I bought used in 2020 after Neowise.
MFT is worse at low light but it also increases focal length. So maybe not that bad with the right telescope and a lot of time 🙂
It is in the city! We live in Köpenick now. Still bright (Bortle 6) but manageable.
I was in Sternenpark Havelland (almost S-A) to shoot the Milky Way in summer 2020. 🙂
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