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M42, grc
M42
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M42

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M42

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M42 - No introduction needed... Taken from my backyard under increasingly LED polluted skies. First light for my modded FujiFilm X-T1 - full spectrum, with STC Astro-Multispectra Clip Filter.

Added more data ISO800 240 seconds 36 frames. Processing in Siril (Photometric colour calibration). Noise reduction using the Heal module, followed by the Entropy (SHO SII) module in Star Tools. ImageMagick - a median pass and saturation. Darktable - a few slight cosmetic tweaks.

The region surrounding M42, in particular those dark dense areas of dust are more dynamic than I remember, with slightly blue/grey reflection nebula. Some interesting features for a wide field.

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M42, grc