Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1982  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori
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M42 + M43, Jason R Wait
M42 + M43
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M42 + M43

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Description

This data is my first attempt at processing a deep sky object. Data captured on an Orion XT8G Dobsonian telescope in early April. This is a combination of 61 x 1 second exposures captured at the maximum gain setting of my ZWO-ASI174MM camera.

Software:

PIPP to convert AVI to FITS

DSS to register and stack the better quality frames

Photoshop to adjust curves and exposure

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M42 + M43, Jason R Wait