Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
M42 Orion Nebula, Andy Milner
M42 Orion Nebula
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M42 Orion Nebula, Andy Milner
M42 Orion Nebula
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My image taken in my back garden on Saturday 27th January 2015.

This is by far my best capture of a Deep Space Object. I'm very happy with this image I've processed, this is especially gratifying as next week marks 1 year in Astronomy for me. What a difference a year makes!

Scope: Skywatcher 200p

Mount: AZEQ6GT Unguided

Camera: Canon 1100D

MPCC + LP Filter

Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, and processed in Photoshop CC 2014

15* 5s for the core

16* 60s

29* 100s

9* 140s

6* 180s

Calibration: Flats, Darks, Bias.

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M42 Orion Nebula, Andy Milner