M42/M43, then and now

A friend of mine, Kush, has recently discovered the addiction know as astrophotography.   He posted a picture of M42/M43 that made me think of my first images of that target and how I’ve progressed since then.   Here we go!

 

Circa 2004:

Meade SN6

Meade DSI Pro (Mono camera, LRGB filters)

m42-_rb_rgb-curved

 

Dec 30, 2008:
Meade SN6

Canon EOS Rebel (300D)

M42-2008-12-30-60x45s

 

Jan 20, 2013

Meade SN6

Canon 20D (I think)

The Great Orion Nebula

 

Dec 16, 2016

Celestron EdgeHD8 (0.7x Focal Reducer)

Orion StarShoot Pro CCD (Color)

M42-2015-12-16-Final-80pct