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M42 the Orion Nebula, Scott
M42 the Orion Nebula
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M42 the Orion Nebula

M42 the Orion Nebula, Scott
M42 the Orion Nebula
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M42 the Orion Nebula

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I shot Orion twice my first year in AP with a OSC camera. With a few more years experience under my belt and a mono camera in hand I decided to give it another try. This image combines roughly one hour each HaRGB into a 'super luminance' layer, which I then combined with the RGB only color. The extreme dynamic range of M42 was a challenge to bring out the faint outer wispy details while not blowing out the Trapezium area. I think the result is a nice step forward from my 2019 version.

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Description: Full re-process. Initial version was over the top.

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M42 the Orion Nebula, Scott

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