Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  36 Ori)  ·  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  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 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Thabit (υ Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  Upper Sword  ·  And 1 more.
M42 - The Orion Nebula, Tony Waters
M42 - The Orion Nebula
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M42 - The Orion Nebula

M42 - The Orion Nebula, Tony Waters
M42 - The Orion Nebula
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M42 - The Orion Nebula

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The great nebula in Orion, taken in November 2021, but reprocessed in July 2022 using my new workflow in PixIsight and PhotoShop.  I'm really happy with how this one turned out...

Taken with my ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera through the brilliant Meade 70mm Quad Astrograph (focal length = 350mm). Using 30 second subs to preserve the details in the bright core.

Total integration = 89 minutes
Red -  49 x 30 secs
Green -  61 x 30 secs
Blue -  68 x 30 secs

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B

Description: Uploaded new version that I reworked from the original data using my updated workflow

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Description: Reworked version using the full captured frame and a more subtle palette

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M42 - The Orion Nebula, Tony Waters