Orion wide-field w/ Canon 28-300mm L

Tried out the Canon 28-300mm L lens for astrophotography. Always wanted to get a wide-field shot of the Orion complex (including Horsehead and Flame), and it just fit in the FoV at 300mm.

Total exposure: 4hr 36min (80 x 15-sec + 80 x 30-sec + 76 x 1-min + 70 x 2-min)
Canon 40D + Canon 28-300mm L @ 300mm, f/8, ISO1600
Sirius EQ-G mount
Captured using ImagesPlus Camera Control, stacked in DSS, processed in Photoshop CS3

Sweet!

absolutely stunning.

fantastic. Seen similar done with much more expensive equipment. Good job.

That is truely awesome - Just what I am planning to do at some stage - Thanks for sharing your settings.

Is this a Go-to Mount??

Very nice. Is your camera modded?

I like the WF shot best , it's great !

Thanks all for the comments.

Well, that 28-300mm isn't cheap!

Yes it is.

Nope, just stock.

Excellent, Your processing skills are honed. Like the way you layered in the exposures to pull the details without burning out the core. I have go back to M42 and do multipule expsoure durations next time weather permits. Focus is spot on! Congrats.

great shots!

Sorry, but I am not a fan of those spikes that lens is creating. A bit too much distraction for my taste.
I have often used my EF 100-400mm L for astrophotography and have never seen spikes so pronounced as those. Perhaps, it's the aperture you are using, which makes me wonder why you're using f/8 rather than a larger aperture.
a major rule of thumb in astrophotography is that Aperture Rules. Larger Aperture equals greater light grasp and greater resolving power. If you got it use it!

The Orion and Running Man look great otherwise, but the dark points seem to be over clipped. With as much saturation and detail you're showing there should be more dust and nebulosity between the the Running Man and the Horse Head and flame. There is nowhere that is that black in any of that area of the Orion Constellation.
Space is dark, not black!
Just my 2c.

tkerr wrote in post #11462961
Sorry, but I am not a fan of those spikes that lens is creating. A bit too much distraction for my taste.
I have often used my EF 100-400mm L for astrophotography and have never seen spikes so pronounced as those. Perhaps, it's the aperture you are using, which makes me wonder why you're using f/8 rather than a larger aperture.
a major rule of thumb in astrophotography is that Aperture Rules. Larger Aperture equals greater light grasp and greater resolving power. If you got it use it!

The Orion and Running Man look great otherwise, but the dark points seem to be over clipped. With as much saturation and detail you're showing there should be more dust and nebulosity between the the Running Man and the Horse Head and flame. There is nowhere that is that black in any of that area of the Orion Constellation.
Space is dark, not black!
Just my 2c.

Tim are you upset ? You sound kinda upset there .... , lighten up some it's Christmas .

Celestron wrote in post #11463008
Tim are you upset ? You sound kinda upset there .... , lighten up some it's Christmas .

No, not upset. That's just a little line I've always added when I see a picture that has been over clipped.

Just giving my Honest Opinion.

Wow. Stunning!!