Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori
M 42 RGB test shot, Jason Fields
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M 42 RGB test shot

M 42 RGB test shot, Jason Fields
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M 42 RGB test shot

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Very quick 3-min test shot of M 42. No calibration applied. The saturation blooms have resisted basic efforts at their removal, so a shorter integration time and/or better image processing will be necessary for a bright object like this (not my goal with this setup, though!).

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M 42 RGB test shot, Jason Fields