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 1982  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
The Orion Nebula - M42, Ross Crawford
The Orion Nebula - M42
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The Orion Nebula - M42

The Orion Nebula - M42, Ross Crawford
The Orion Nebula - M42
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The Orion Nebula - M42

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I'm relatively new to astrophotography and this is my first properly stacked and calibrated attempt at the Orion Nebula. Taken from my back garden on the borders of London and Essex on the 18th/19th of January 2018.

52x 10 second lights/ISO 3200

20x darks

20x flats

20x bias

Due to not having a proper tracking mount I was only able to get exposures as long as 10 seconds before the stars started trailing hence the high ISO creating lots of noise in the image. Despite this I'm happy to have got used to the basic techniques and am looking forward to another attempt when the skies clear.

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The Orion Nebula - M42, Ross Crawford