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Great Orion Nebula M42, Benjamin Law
Great Orion Nebula M42
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Great Orion Nebula M42

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Great Orion Nebula M42, Benjamin Law
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Great Orion Nebula M42

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This could be the most photographed target in the sky. 

Learned from my past experience, this time I spent time targeting the trapezium (at the core) and used multiple exposure lengths to make this HDR version of M42. I really like how it turns out this time. 

Due to my light polluted sky (B7+) and low altitude of this target, PLUS it is blocked by a big tree for most part of the night. I thought about but gave up taking RGB on this target. 

Hope you like the details of it. 

Scope: ES208CF (8" f/4 Newtonian)
Camera: ASI294MM-P
Exposures: 30x15s H and O, 30x30s H and O, 70x300s H, 77x300s O. (~13 hours in total)
Calibrations: 30 Darks for 15s 30s 300s, 20 Flats for H and O
DSS, PI, Photoshop

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Great Orion Nebula M42, Benjamin Law