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M42 Great Orion Nebula, Albert  Christensen
M42 Great Orion Nebula
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M42 Great Orion Nebula

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M42 Great Orion Nebula, Albert  Christensen
M42 Great Orion Nebula
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M42 Great Orion Nebula

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One of my favorite nebula's. One of the first recognizable objects that I obtained as an eager 75 yr old newbie. I try to get at least one photo a year but still manage to burn out the core. Got to remember to get some of those very short exposures to mask into the image.

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  • M42 Great Orion Nebula, Albert  Christensen
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Description: Reprocess - experimenting with Pixinsight & using S2 data to mask in more detail for blown out core.

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Description: A rainy afternoon reprocessing and experimenting with last years data. HOORBG

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M42 Great Orion Nebula, Albert  Christensen