23 February 2004

The Trapezium

The Trapezium in M42. Perseu long exposure Toucam Pro webcam on 8"SCT at f6.3.

13x15sec black & white frames with dark frame subtracted plus 8x15sec colour frames with dark frame subtracted. Gain set to approx 45%.

Images acquired with QFocus, aligned & stacked with Registax. Colour balance, brightness/contrast enhancement and unsharp mask in PaintShopPro.