Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42 from Dallas Jan 2024, Alan Collins
M42 from Dallas Jan 2024
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M42 from Dallas Jan 2024

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M42 from Dallas Jan 2024, Alan Collins
M42 from Dallas Jan 2024
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M42 from Dallas Jan 2024

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First serious attempt at M45.
Taken over three days (Jan 9, 10, 13) at various exposure times (15, 30, 45, 90, 120 sec) at various counts.  This was done with the intention of experimenting in processing.  This image is a combination all the various images.
Take in Dallas in very light polluted skies.

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M42 from Dallas Jan 2024, Alan Collins