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DV camcorder , about 10x optical zoom , 64 frames stacked .
M42 - Orion´s Sword
I have made an image from 64 frames
taken with the "Low LUX" setting . The resulting image was then processed
with level adjustment and contrast/brightness in Photoshop .
PC1 DV camcorder , teleconverter x2 .The 2 cropped images
show 2 extreme degrees of enhanced contrast , shown in false
colour .
Compare this with the corresponding image made from a recording with the Hi8 "Nightshot" camera .
TRV77 Hi8 camcorder , 64 stacked images , contrast/brightness enhancement , despeckle function used .
NO TELESCOPE AT ALL used ! , just a camcorder on a tripod . This shows the potential of the consumer type camcorders with the "Nightshot" or "Low LUX" settings for recording deep sky .
Hereis a photo of M45 taken in Denmark some time ago . Not a very good image, a better one will follow when it is taken
Camera : Olympus OM-1 with 135mm Telelens , Polar mount tracked , but not guided
Some light pollution
Just to show that a lot better detail can be seen due to long photographic exposure (about 5 min)