M42 and Running Man

Image taken 20 March 2009 from Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - Takahashi TSA102S, flattener with 40D Astro-modded and cooled camera

Guiding - ED80 with USB DMK on EM400 Takahashi mount.

4 x 900 second subs at ISO800

8 x 240 second subs at ISO800

10 x 35 second subs at ISO800

Darks, biases and flats applied

Processed in Images Plus and Photoshop CS3

Notes - It took some time to get the image looking to my satisfaction. The colour scheme is probably not to many people's liking but I think it is more balanced.