Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
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M42 - The Great Orion Nebula, Alex
M42 - The Great Orion Nebula
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M42 - The Great Orion Nebula

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M42 - The Great Orion Nebula, Alex
M42 - The Great Orion Nebula
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M42 - The Great Orion Nebula

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This was the first time that I've had clear skies since the start of November, so I thought I'd go for an easy target this time since it had been so long.

Plus it was the first time trying out a new mini PC to run the mount and cameras, so that was another reason for playing safe, even if I ran into issues with the computer, I wouldn't need hours of exposure to get a decent image.

I'm not completely happy with the processing of this though, it certainly looks spectacular but it's a bit over the top. I normally go for a more "realistic" look, maybe I'll have a go at reprocessing it now that it's looking cloudy again for a while.

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M42 - The Great Orion Nebula, Alex