Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
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M42, Marco van der Kooij
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M42

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This is the result of my work on M42 in 2016. It has been a labour of love. I hope you like it. Looking forward to receive comments and suggestions.

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    M42, Marco van der Kooij
    Original
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    B
    M42, Marco van der Kooij
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  • Final
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    D

B

Description: I fixed the star reduction issue resulting in improved detail and improved the contrasts in the light areas. Looking forward to any comments or suggestions. Thank you!

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C

Description: Additional contrast, saturation and star size improvement.

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D

Description: A few minor touch ups

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M42, Marco van der Kooij