[AZ-Observing] Re: New Image - M42
- From: AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 23:03:19 -0700
Jon, wow what a magnificent image. Keep up the great work.
Clear skies,
aj
---- Jon Christensen <jonc97@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
> Here's an image where I combined the tremendous resolution achievable with my
> long focal length telescope (F/9) with the wonderful light gathering
> capability of my short focal length telescope (F/3). It's a photo of M42
> that consists of deep color data taken with the F/3 scope and luminance data
> taken with the F/9 scope. I had to use a mosaic of images to create the
> luminance image because one shot by itself only captured a small area of the
> nebula. The 100% sized image is 35 megapixels and the tif format file 100
> megabytes. My computer had a hard time coping with this large an image. The
> data was acquired over 3 nights in December and January. There really is a
> lot going on in this nebula when you take a close look!
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> http://www.christensenastroimages.com/nebula/m42_2007.htm
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> Regards,
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> Jon Christensen
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