Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Hatysa  ·  IC 420  ·  LBN 963  ·  LBN 974  ·  LBN 977  ·  LDN 1640  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Sh2-279  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  And 6 more.
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M42 - The Orion Nebula - Reprocess, nerdybeardo
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M42 - The Orion Nebula - Reprocess

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M42 - The Orion Nebula - Reprocess

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The one that started it all... M42 or the Orion Nebula or the Great Nebula in Orion is the first deep space photo for so many people. It was also mine, and I try and visit it each year since I've picked up Astrophotography both to pay it it's respect as the greatest of all the nebula's out there given that it has made so many people interested in space, and also to understand how my own skills have improved over time. I have always said that space is special in that it makes you feel small and big at the same time. Small in the physical sense certainly, but big in the sense that you can understand and comprehend such things. Sort of a feeling that the human mind is unlimited.

I will visit my friend this year for sure, likely in December, but since the clouds were out today I paid a visit to some old data that I wanted to reprocess. It came out far better than I could imagine. Swipe If you'd like to see my first trip to my friend.

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M42 - The Orion Nebula - Reprocess, nerdybeardo