My first Orion of the season

[Andy Nowlen]

On November 6 we had a 10 hour break in the clouds and I drove about 1 hour into the mountains known as the Coast Range near Eugene. Our astronomy club knows of a nice "darker" sky spot.
This occasion was first light for my recently acquired TV127. Very low lying clouds forced my target selection to be above 35 degrees.
When I put the camera on I eventually settled on the Orion Nebula as the first target for my new rig. Wow what fun. Literally the tightest best stars I have ever captured.
Here is my November 2023 version of the Great Orion Nebula.
Televue 127 @ 660mm
Asi 533mc pro
AsiAir controller
Radian Triad Ultra filter
iOptron CEM40 mount
120 minutes integration of 5,10,30,60, and 120 second subframes
Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop
I like how this version turned out. Enjoy!

 

[AlanLichty]

Stunning result - I love the colors and feeling of depth with this image.

Whereabouts were you shooting from? I was out in Florence that day but not out shooting after dark. Monday was pretty wet during the day before it cleared off that night.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Nice result - such a incredible target. I am overdue for another visit myself...

ML

 

[JimFox]

Hey Andy, This is really awesome! I like how well the core turned out in this with that Oiii look to it. It's one of the better Orion images I have seen.

I captured it on Saturday night as well with my new Seestar S50 smart telescope as a test region. I haven't processed anything from it yet. The Seestar looks to be pretty nice. It has a lot less control then I am used to with my regular astro rig, but I think it could be a nice addition to it.

 

[Andy Nowlen]

Stunning result - I love the colors and feeling of depth with this image.

Whereabouts were you shooting from? I was out in Florence that day but not out shooting after dark. Monday was pretty wet during the day before it cleared off that night.

Hey Andy, This is really awesome! I like how well the core turned out in this with that Oiii look to it. It's one of the better Orion images I have seen.

I captured it on Saturday night as well with my new Seestar S50 smart telescope as a test region. I haven't processed anything from it yet. The Seestar looks to be pretty nice. It has a lot less control then I am used to with my regular astro rig, but I think it could be a nice addition to it.

Thanks Jim,

I will enjoy following your Seestar adventures. The online reports seem quite positive.
Enjoy

 

[Comet Hunter]

very clean, nicely done

 

[JimFox]

Congrats Andy on the Featured Astro Image!

@Andy Nowlen

 

[Andy Nowlen]

Congrats Andy on the Featured Astro Image!

@Andy Nowlen

Many thanks Jim. I am hoping to get out this Thursday if the Astropheric forecast stays good.

 

[Dan Moorehead]

Wonderful