Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 420  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42 the Orion Nebula, allen456
M42 the Orion Nebula
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M42 the Orion Nebula

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M42 the Orion Nebula, allen456
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M42 the Orion Nebula

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This was essentially "first light" with my new RASA8.  Whenever I'm making a major change like this I always like to re-image a favorite target even though I've done it many times before.  It helps me to evaluate performance when the target is so familiar.  This was taken by live stacking in SharpCap so  I could get quick results.  I had no idea that it would turn out so good.  I'm trilled by the nebulosity that I got with this f2 scope.  This was unguided, with no filters, using lights, darks and flats.

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M42 the Orion Nebula, allen456