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The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7), Isaac Garfinkle
The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7)
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The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7)

The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7), Isaac Garfinkle
The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7)
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The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7)

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Although this is by no means my best (or even most recent) image, M42 is my favorite target in the sky so I wanted to start my Astrobin account with the most successful image I've gotten so far of this amazing object. Unfortunately the calibration did not go very well on account of my Canon having auto-rotated the flats, so if it looks like the corners are dark that would be why (...there may also be a few dust spots visible as well). I can't wait until next fall when I will be able to give this a go with a proper mono camera, especially so I can try some multiple-length exposures and get a better resolved core region.

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The Orion and Running Man Nebulae (M42/NGC 1976; NGC 1973/5/7), Isaac Garfinkle