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
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M42, Alastairmk
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M42

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M42, Alastairmk
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M42

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First light of my new Stellarvue SVX80-3SV imaging apo. Used the x0.74 reducer/flatner that leads to undersampling with the ZWO ASI1600MC camera at f4.5. Chose an easy target and only did a rough polar alignment so a little star trailing. Took narrowband images with 120s and 15s exposures and processed in Pixinsight using the High Dynamic Range Composition (HDRC) process. As this picture was the result of playing with new gear rather than serious imaging, I was impressed with the result, especially as the integration time was only 1h 23min before M42 disappeared behind a house.

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