M42 and Surrounding Dust(Matthew Dieterich)

Acquisition Date	:	October 8th, 2011
Camera	:	Modified Canon Xsi
Camera Settings	:	Exposure details: 107 Minutes ISO 800 using 2 and 3 minute subexposures
Telescope	:	8" Powernewt Astrograph F/2.8
Mount	:	Atlas EQ6 with EQMOD
Web Site	:	www.pbase.com/mdieterich
NOTES	:	This image I want to dedicate to my Uncle Ed. The night I took this data was his 56th birthday. Sadly, only a few weeks later he passed away after a two year battle with cancer at 1:30am on October 19th, 2011. As he declined from the last time I saw him on Labor day weekend I wanted to do something special for him by bringing my telescope gear up to his house. I wanted to show him some of the work I do hoping he'd be proud of me. I never had the chance to show him my images, but now each clear night that I am outside I will be peaking past him in heaven to capture another beautiful photo for him to see.

Position 4 overall, due to these votes:
Vote for this image	:	2 votes