M42 monochrome
Page published 2009-11-17
An early attempt at M42. Didn't know what I was doing, and didn't know that “Over-exposing the Trapezium” is the classic M42 error.
Exposure
Luminance: 20 min
(5 × 3-min, 5 × 1-min) unbinned
Camera
SXV-H9
Telescope
SV80S
Mount
Losmandy G11
Guiding
SXV Guider
Processing
2 darks
no flats
Maxim DL
no flats
Maxim DL