Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB, Tommy Lease
M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB
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M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB

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M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB, Tommy Lease
M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB
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M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB

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My first Orion of the year, with plenty more to come I'm sure. This is one of the first regions of the sky I imaged when I started my Astro journey just over 2 years ago. I am always so happy when Orion returns to the night sky! Anyways, hope you enjoy this LRGB version of M42!

Target: M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae
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Equipment:
Orion 8" f4 Newtonian 800mm FL
SW Quattro CC
ASI294MM-Pro
Astrodon 1.25" LRGB
SW EQ6R-Pro
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Image Details:
Lum-120x60s, gain 120, bin 2x2, -10c
Red-80x60s, gain 120, bin 2x2, -10c
Green-80x60s, gain 120, bin 2x2, -10c
Blue-80x60s, gain 120, bin 2x2, -10c
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6 hrs total integration
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Location: Parker, CO
Bortle 5 sky
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Acquired with NINA, Sharpcap Pro, PHD2. Processed in Pixinisight and Photoshop

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M42 / Sh2-279 - Orion and Running Man Nebulae in LRGB, Tommy Lease