Grand Mesa Observatory recently captured M42 as part of its subscriptions using System 1 over 5 nights in February with it's QHY367C and Takahashi 130 FSQ
grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment I had not intended to post any images from it as I have done it so many times before but this time I’m showing you a Starless version which is revealing so much more of the usually faint dust clouds and the star forming regions within and surrounding both the Orion and Running Man Nebulae. The reason I had created the starless version in the first place is because it is often part of my workflow during post processing in order to produce a final image with stars that are not so bloated, on this occasion I used Starnet to create the starless image and I hope you like it.
Total Integration Time 6.7 hours
Technical Information
Location: GrandMesaobservatory.com, Purdy Mesa, Colorado
Captured February 2019 over 5 nights
QHY367C Full Frame One Shot Color COLDMOS cooled to -20C
Size: 7376 x 4938 pixels
Pixel Size: 4.88um x 4.88um
Gain 2850, Offset 76
Darks, Bias and Flat Calibration
40 x 600 sec, 30 x 5 sec (for trapezium)
Optics: Holloway Takahashi FSQ-130
Paramount ME German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Pre Processing Pixinsight
Post Processing Photoshop CC
Starless image created in Starnet
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