the great orion nebula

[moonshinegnomie]

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

[jaxexpat]

1. There are faces in this cloud.

With brows many light years across.

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

[moonshinegnomie]

2. duct tape :)

[jaxexpat]

7. The universal fixer!

Good for repairing tears in space and time.

[moonshinegnomie]

10. its like the force

it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the univese together

[jaxexpat]

12. .....and comes in colors!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. This is one phenomenal photo, my dear moonshinegnomie!

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

Thank you!

[Cyrano]

4. Outstanding. Our galaxy is beautiful and incomprehensible.

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

[et tu]

5. red bird in full flight

well done~

[calimary]

6. Oooooooh, I see it!

Beautiful!

[1WorldHope]

8. From your back yard? I didn't realize that was possible.

Thank you!

[moonshinegnomie]

13. my yard in austin

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

[3825-87867]

15. From an old astrophysicist...

next time, use a step ladder. It'll get you closer!

[relayerbob]

9. Good job!! Excellent photo!!

[kevinore]

11. WOW!

[justaprogressive]

14. Outstanding.

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.

[Deuxcents]

16. Outstanding. Thank you