Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
M42, Craig Emery
M42
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M42

M42, Craig Emery
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M42

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Like so many others, my early shots of M42 got me hooked on actually trying some more serious AP. To me, this shot represented some significant progress; carefully selecting subs to use, stacking, stretching, etc. Used lower ISO and careful stretching to try and preserve the core. Processing in nebulosity included stacking and adaptive 2x2 bin, crop, background color adjustment, stretching/curves followed by some levels and color adjustment in Capture NX-D. I've been tempted to go back to Orion for another set of shots with more subs, flats etc, but think I'll have to wait 'till next season.

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M42, Craig Emery