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  ·  IC 420  ·  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  ·  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  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42 & Sh2-279, David McGarvey
M42 & Sh2-279
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M42 & Sh2-279

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M42 & Sh2-279, David McGarvey
M42 & Sh2-279
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M42 & Sh2-279

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My 2023 version of the Great Nebula in Orion (M42) and the Running Man Nebula (Sh2-279).  Captured on 2/13/23 from my back yard in rural Pennsylvania under Bortle 4 skies, with a Nikon D750 and Sigma 150-500mm lens, using an Optolong L-Pro clip-in filter.  Exposure settings were 168 x 32”, f/6.3, ISO 3200.  This lens, though not the fastest, is pretty sharp at f/6.3 and is fast enough for a bright target like this.  Even though this is one of the most photographed astro objects, and I myself have captured it many times, each Winter I can’t resist capturing it.  It’s brightness and beautiful colors are too hard to resist.  I hope you enjoy the image!

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