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moonshinegnomie

(2,914 posts)
Wed Jan 3, 2024, 01:16 PM Jan 2024

the great orion nebula

possibly the toughest object ive shot at least when it comes to editing. the nebula itself is easy to shoot and it very bright. but inside of the nebula there are assorted stars including whats called the trapezium cluster which gets blow out in most photos due to the brightness of the nebula itself. So to get around that i used 3 different exposures,edited then individually and then merged them as an HDR. I used a combination of 15 second,1 minute and 5 minute exposures from my backyard



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the great orion nebula (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 OP
There are faces in this cloud. jaxexpat Jan 2024 #1
duct tape :) moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #2
The universal fixer! jaxexpat Jan 2024 #7
its like the force moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #10
.....and comes in colors! jaxexpat Jan 2024 #12
This is one phenomenal photo, my dear moonshinegnomie! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2024 #3
Outstanding. Our galaxy is beautiful and incomprehensible. Cyrano Jan 2024 #4
red bird in full flight et tu Jan 2024 #5
Oooooooh, I see it! calimary Jan 2024 #6
From your back yard? I didn't realize that was possible. 1WorldHope Jan 2024 #8
my yard in austin moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #13
From an old astrophysicist... 3825-87867 Jan 2024 #15
Good job!! Excellent photo!! relayerbob Jan 2024 #9
WOW! kevinore Jan 2024 #11
Outstanding. justaprogressive Jan 2024 #14
Outstanding. Thank you Deuxcents Jan 2024 #16

jaxexpat

(7,718 posts)
1. There are faces in this cloud.
Wed Jan 3, 2024, 01:25 PM
Jan 2024

With brows many light years across.

Very good photo, how'd you get them to sit still so long?

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,982 posts)
3. This is one phenomenal photo, my dear moonshinegnomie!
Wed Jan 3, 2024, 02:02 PM
Jan 2024

Reading what you had to do makes me appreciate it all the more.

Thank you!

Cyrano

(15,294 posts)
4. Outstanding. Our galaxy is beautiful and incomprehensible.
Wed Jan 3, 2024, 02:54 PM
Jan 2024

We have so much to learn. Hopefully, our species will survive long enough to get past page one.

moonshinegnomie

(2,914 posts)
13. my yard in austin
Wed Jan 3, 2024, 04:53 PM
Jan 2024

while nothing beats dark skies you can shoot a surprising amount of deep space object in teh city. nebul are easier than galaxies becasue light polluiton is easier to filter out for nebulas

justaprogressive

(2,430 posts)
14. Outstanding.
Thu Jan 4, 2024, 09:12 AM
Jan 2024

I appreciate how much you had to do, to manipulate those three images,
into your complete composition...

Sometimes a human mind, not JUST
a camera is needed to perfect an image.

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