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M42, Kaustav
M42
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M42

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This is an attempt to bring both the clouds and the core of the Orion nebula in a balanced photograph. I took the approach of taking shots of multiple exposures in different buckets and then calibrate all of them together. Below are the details:

All in ISO 1600

10s: 10

15s: 5

30s: 10

90s: 10

180s: 12

300s: 4

Total Integration Time: 1 hr 20 min (approx)

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  • M42, Kaustav
    Original
  • M42, Kaustav
    B
  • Final
    M42, Kaustav
    C

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M42, Kaustav