Great Orion Nebula

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 19, 2012524 views27 comments

Hello

I know this is not a Landscape Image, but in the Forum there is no section for Astronomical Images ....

This Image shows the great Orion Nebula in constelation Orion ...
The distance from Earth is 1344 Lightyears ...

Technical:
Exposure Time 60 min three Images stacked with Deepskystacker
Newton Telescope with 750mm focal length F/6
A modified Canon 300D without Infrared Block Filter
A German Mount "Vixen GPDX" to compensate for the stellar rotation
A Guide Cam SBIG 4 to guide the Stars automatically over the expsure time ....

I hope you enjoy my Astronomical Image from the great Orion Nebula, and feel free to critique it ...

Best view large Version ....

Helmut

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Alister Benn on June 19, 2012 at 4:32 AM

Possibly the very best image I have seen of this Nebula.. Incredible clarity. Super image...

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 19, 2012 at 6:25 AM

Brilliant and precise. Very professionally done!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM

Excellent astronomical shot, Helmut.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 19, 2012 at 9:22 AM

Original name for this gallery was "Earth, Sea, and Sky." I like that name better and this image definitely fits into that theme. This really is gorgeous. Makes me appreciate that the whole universe (possibly multiverse if the new information coming out is correct) is filled with beauty and we have the perfect platform (Earth) for viewing much of it.

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on June 19, 2012 at 10:18 AM

Wow, that is incredible Helmut! You got my vote for photo of the week, month and year

JUst amazing clarity and color. I love how you can see the gases or whatever you call them in the larger image.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on June 19, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Not much to say Helmut...this is freaking awesome. "Stellar" image!

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on June 19, 2012 at 11:56 AM

This is a really stellar image. Well done. Nowadays we some amazing technologies there.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 19, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Wow... An astro shot I won't be forgetting anytime soon. Well captured!

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Comment posted by John Fan on June 19, 2012 at 1:05 PM

Incredible capture.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 19, 2012 at 6:37 PM

Really amazing astrophotography image Helmut. The colors here are remarkable.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 19, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Awesome! Can't say anything else...

Tech question for you, do they convert 1dsM3s? Looks like I'm not going to be able to sell it so I might as well turn it into something useful...

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on June 19, 2012 at 7:29 PM

Wow, that's just amazing Helmut. Those colors are extraordinary. I'm speechless.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 19, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Stunning image Helmut!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 19, 2012 at 10:29 PM

Nice! Belongs on an astronomy zine cover. Id crop a bit off the lhs so the brighter stars fill the corners.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on June 19, 2012 at 11:44 PM

Helmut,

This is absolutely stunning. The clarity is amazing and the colors are unbelievable. I have always wanted to make photos like this but never had the equipment. Years ago I tried to make my one star tracker but got side tracked. This makes me want to pick that up again.

With the IR filter removed, is that what allows the interesting colors to come through? Also how did you get some stars to flare and others not. I like the effect just wondering how you kept it to the large ones.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on June 20, 2012 at 2:25 AM

WOW! I am not sure I have seen another astronomical image with such clarity and clean colors.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on June 20, 2012 at 2:57 AM

outstanding. the sunstars (pun intended) off of the stars is icing on the cake -- something you usually don't seem to see on NASA photos.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 20, 2012 at 3:34 AM

Phenomenal !!

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on June 20, 2012 at 9:35 AM

Amazing capture! It cannot get any better. Congratulation!

Registered on May 1, 2007, 101 Posts, 3187 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 20, 2012 at 2:55 PM

Spectacular picture of the nebula. The colors in the nebula, the arrangement in the frame, the star bursts and the clarity are great. I would be tempted to crop a bit from the left to further emphasize the diagonal flow of the gasses, but lovely as is.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 20, 2012 at 4:16 PM

Amazing shot Helmut,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on June 21, 2012 at 1:38 PM

Wow! Stunning photo and appreciate the tech info.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on June 21, 2012 at 3:32 PM

You obviously have a good grasp of the technical capabilities of astrophotography

Registered on October 25, 2010, 41 Posts, 831 Comments

Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 22, 2012 at 2:28 AM

What an outstanding image. The mystery and beauty of outer space is so captivating.

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on June 22, 2012 at 7:55 AM

Impressive tracking.
the fisch

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 22, 2012 at 11:05 AM

Heavenly work Helmut !! Fantastic image !

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