M42 - First Seestar S50 attempt (unprocessed S50 result image) (Steve Olney)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: 41 Ori A) · 41 Ori C · 41 Ori D · 41 the01 Ori · 42 Ori) · 42 c Ori · 43 Ori) · 43 the02 Ori · 44 Ori) · 44 iot Ori · 45 Ori · Great Orion Nebula · HD36782 · HD36917 · HD36918 · HD36959 · HD36960 · HD36981 · HD36982 · HD36999 · HD37000 · HD37025 · HD37042 · HD37058 · HD37061 · HD37062 · HD37115 · HD37150 · HD37188 · Hatysa · And 20 more.

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This the first DSO I've ever imaged. The Orion Nebula is arguably the astrophotography equivalent to programming's "Hello World".

I used the ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope which greatly simplifies getting one's feet wet as a rank beginner. I am now hooked by astrophotography !!!

The image marked 'original' is a 3 minute stack of 10 second exposures - entirely done by the Seestar S50 and is not post-processed in any way off-telescope. It establishes a line in the sand as to what is achievable with these small telescopes.

I will use my Seestar S50 to learn the basics of astrophotography - perhaps going onto more capable gear (and much more expensive) - but I will certainly learn more about the night sky.

Thanks ZWO !!!

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Title: M42 - First Seestar S50 attempt: Processed

Description: Processed in Siril and StarTools. Keeping same colours as original - but revealing more detail.

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Title: M42 - First Seestar S50 attempt: Re-Processed

Description: Re-processed in StarTools and Paint Shop Pro 5. Experimenting with iterative post-processing. More colour and faint nebulosity.

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RA (center)	05h34m59s.39
RA (top/left)	05h34m05s.42
RA (top/right)	05h36m54s.12
RA (bottom/right)	05h35m52s.94
RA (bottom/left)	05h33m05s.61

Dec (center)	-05°26′07″.4
Dec (top/left)	-06°07′41″.2
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Dec (bottom/right)	-04°44′37″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	-04°53′02″.8

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