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 1982  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
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M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic, Andrew Lockwood
M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic
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M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic

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M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic, Andrew Lockwood
M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic
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M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic

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It's relatively easy to photograph big bright objects such as this, but the six frames that make up this image were fairly late in the Orion season, so I had to do it over 6 nights.

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  • M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic, Andrew Lockwood
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    M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic, Andrew Lockwood
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Description: Another go at reprocessing to remove some of the colour gradients.

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Description: Final final final! More careful background modelling prior to assembling the mosaic.

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M42 and M43 in a 6 panel mosaic, Andrew Lockwood

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