@voron27 You are correct in your statement - this video is of M42 ;o) I'll just add - my little telescope and cheapy-home-made-webcam only picks out the "core" of the brighter nebula parts around the trio of stars in ther middle - something I'm quite happy with, giving my budget and lack of experience....never thought I'd ever get any sort of deepsky imaging with my setup - but hey-ho - there ya go! LOL :)
@Universound57 I'm in the city(NYC) I usually drive about an hour out to Long Island . I mean I get to see lots of Nebulae and Clusters but when I 'm out East in the Island they seem to be way much brighter.
i believe registax software came with my ccd chip. But im having trouble using the camera with it. since the drivers for my cam wont work on windows 7, i had to use drivers from a phillips 900 webcam (camera is a neximage by celestron). what kind of cam are you using?
I'm not saying that the video is bad but, this picture of orion nebula, isn't identical to the one I seen through my 8". Now it might have to do with light pollution. Do you have a lot of light pollution?
@mrastronomy15 - Hiya - you are correct - this is NOT what you will see through you scope. In the view finder you may see similar detail - but it will appear in black and white. The image here I have posted has been stacked with Registax and processed to bring out the colour and detail that would not normally be seen in the view finder. Not quite sure exactly what you see in your area through you own scope - but it will most probably not be like my image here.... Hope that helps? :)
@mrastronomy15 dont worry peoples always wonder to see this nebula with the naked eye with colour and details well this will make it easier try out with an filter like a UHC filter and bring out the colours and details
with the filter and many others they pop up very quickly if u wanna see somthing very dark like horsehead
nebula or cocoon try it out with a H-Beta filter(Hydrogen Filter) and they will show off
@ff621 yes much better than a UHC filter trust me but that will make the green colour or blue come out but if u buy more filters and combine them u will get grenn blue red and yellow
A question- if I'm buying 8" Dobsonian, can I just use it on my balcony in the middle of the city, or will the light pollution and heat will ruin the image?
@darkerforest - Depends on the level of light polution really - on a dark night - can you see any stars with the naked eye? If so - you should be fine for observing things like the moon, planets and some of the brighter deep sky objects such as the Orion Nebula and the andromeda galaxy - but fainter objects may be obscured. Hope that helps? :o)
I took approx 30sec video - stacked with Registax - and then lots of playing around with contrast / Brightness / colour to "bring out" the nebulosity in the shot...
I now have some nice shots of Saturn - which I will post soon! (so watch this space! :o)
Nice image! I didn't think you could capture any nebulosity without a long exposure with just an 8".
TheAstroPhotographer 2 weeks ago
@voron27 Look very close. Look in the side of the Four Stars ;)
jack342able 1 month ago
spectacular...
jj1x0 1 month ago
Not bad!!
nfhslugger 2 months ago
sorry but i dont see anything that would look like M43
voron27 3 months ago
@voron27 You are correct in your statement - this video is of M42 ;o) I'll just add - my little telescope and cheapy-home-made-webcam only picks out the "core" of the brighter nebula parts around the trio of stars in ther middle - something I'm quite happy with, giving my budget and lack of experience....never thought I'd ever get any sort of deepsky imaging with my setup - but hey-ho - there ya go! LOL :)
xwing1977 3 months ago
I have a 8 inch dobsonian and I'm getting a 12 inch in a couple of months
TheCHUCKY1992 4 months ago
@TheCHUCKY1992 Damn Aperture fever lol I have 4 months with my 10 inch Dob and I already want to Jump to a 16 inch.
ff621 3 months ago
@ff621 sound pretty cool :)
TheCHUCKY1992 3 months ago
@TheCHUCKY1992 I should've started with a 12 inch you get to see so much more than with a 10 inch. from an 8 to a 12 is a huge upgrade.
ff621 3 months ago
cant wait to get my 8 inch dob :]
Universound57 4 months ago
@Universound57 I would suggest to go a lil bigger, you won't be disapointed. : )
ff621 3 months ago
@ff621 im sure you are right, ive got my 8 inch dob and ive been really pleased with it, open star clusters are really amazing to look at
Universound57 3 months ago
@Universound57 I have a bad case of light pollution in my area, too close to the city.
ff621 3 months ago
@ff621 im only about 30 miles out from the city and i still get pretty good views on a clear night, how far away are you?
Universound57 3 months ago
@Universound57 I'm in the city(NYC) I usually drive about an hour out to Long Island . I mean I get to see lots of Nebulae and Clusters but when I 'm out East in the Island they seem to be way much brighter.
ff621 3 months ago
i believe registax software came with my ccd chip. But im having trouble using the camera with it. since the drivers for my cam wont work on windows 7, i had to use drivers from a phillips 900 webcam (camera is a neximage by celestron). what kind of cam are you using?
spikespiegel11015 8 months ago
is this what you see through scope?i mean do you get colors or not?
gregohks 9 months ago
I'm not saying that the video is bad but, this picture of orion nebula, isn't identical to the one I seen through my 8". Now it might have to do with light pollution. Do you have a lot of light pollution?
mrastronomy15 9 months ago
@mrastronomy15 - Hiya - you are correct - this is NOT what you will see through you scope. In the view finder you may see similar detail - but it will appear in black and white. The image here I have posted has been stacked with Registax and processed to bring out the colour and detail that would not normally be seen in the view finder. Not quite sure exactly what you see in your area through you own scope - but it will most probably not be like my image here.... Hope that helps? :)
xwing1977 9 months ago
@mrastronomy15 dont worry peoples always wonder to see this nebula with the naked eye with colour and details well this will make it easier try out with an filter like a UHC filter and bring out the colours and details
with the filter and many others they pop up very quickly if u wanna see somthing very dark like horsehead
nebula or cocoon try it out with a H-Beta filter(Hydrogen Filter) and they will show off
jack342able 5 months ago
@jack342able is a UHC better then a OIII filter?
ff621 3 months ago
@ff621 yes much better than a UHC filter trust me but that will make the green colour or blue come out but if u buy more filters and combine them u will get grenn blue red and yellow
jack342able 3 months ago
A question- if I'm buying 8" Dobsonian, can I just use it on my balcony in the middle of the city, or will the light pollution and heat will ruin the image?
Whereabouts do you use it?
darkerforest 9 months ago
@darkerforest - Depends on the level of light polution really - on a dark night - can you see any stars with the naked eye? If so - you should be fine for observing things like the moon, planets and some of the brighter deep sky objects such as the Orion Nebula and the andromeda galaxy - but fainter objects may be obscured. Hope that helps? :o)
xwing1977 9 months ago
@xwing1977
Thanks !
darkerforest 9 months ago
How do you keep track of the sky with your dob?
KageStodder 10 months ago
Hi! Thanks for you kind comments!
I took approx 30sec video - stacked with Registax - and then lots of playing around with contrast / Brightness / colour to "bring out" the nebulosity in the shot...
I now have some nice shots of Saturn - which I will post soon! (so watch this space! :o)
xwing1977 11 months ago