Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 426  ·  IC 430  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2071  ·  Orion B  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star 31Ori  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 49Ori  ·  The star Alnilam (εOri)  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  And 6 more.
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Orion Nebulae, Central part of constellation, Vladimir Machek
Orion Nebulae, Central part of constellation
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Orion Nebulae, Central part of constellation

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Orion Nebulae, Central part of constellation, Vladimir Machek
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Orion Nebulae, Central part of constellation

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DESCRIPTION: Orion nebula M42, Horsehead nebula, IC434 etc. Only 22 min integration time because cloudy weather. 

OBJECT: Orion constellation, RA (center) 5h 37 min, DEC 0°, FOV approx 8°x 5°. 

GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 70-200@200, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Optolong L Pro light pollution filter,  Dew heater strip,  tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC.

ACQUISITION: February 23, 2022, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 120s, f 2,8, ISO 800, Interval 10 s, RAW-L, Lights 11x, Darks 20x, Bias 20x, Flats 20x, DarkFlats 15x. Total exposure time 22 min. Night, cloudy, no wind, -2° C, no Moon, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5. 

STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralisation, light pollution removal, calibrate background and stars colours),  Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 (stretching, black and white point settings, star reduction, enhance DSO, deep space noise reduction, contrast setting and sharpening). Cropped 1,5x, image size 3840 x 2560 px.

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Orion Nebulae, Central part of constellation, Vladimir Machek