M42 / Orion Nebula in LRGB (Travis Cunningham)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: 41 Ori A) · 41 Ori C · 41 Ori D · 41 the01 Ori · 42 Ori) · 42 c Ori · 43 Ori) · 43 the02 Ori · 44 Ori) · 44 iot Ori · 45 Ori · Great Orion Nebula · HD36540 · HD36559 · HD36606 · HD36629 · HD36655 · HD36671 · HD36782 · HD36843 · HD36865 · HD36917 · HD36918 · HD36938 · HD36958 · HD36959 · HD36960 · HD36981 · HD36982 · HD36998 · And 49 more.

M42 / Orion Nebula in LRGB

About 2 years ago, I was testing my partner's Nikon DSLR at night in the back yard with long exposure / high ISO settings and found myself taking pictures of flowers in our garden. The flower photos appeared as though they were shot in the daytime! After a while and once I found all of the flowers, I pointed the camera at Orion's belt for a 30 second exposure with a 50mm lens without knowing what would happen next. There was a purple smudge in the photo, so I shot it again, and same result.... Once I figured out what this was, something clicked in my brain and I have now become completely obsessed with astrophotography. I've meet some awesome people in Washington, USA who share the same passion and this has become an important part of my life. If it wasn't for the Orion Nebula, that old DSLR, and the flowers I planted in the garden, I probably wouldn't have discovered this fun hobby until later.

I look forward to shooting this again in the years to come, with better equipment and techniques. Thanks for checking out my images.

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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	05h34m58s.58
RA (top/left)	05h38m13s.28
RA (top/right)	05h31m08s.17
RA (bottom/right)	05h31m43s.23
RA (bottom/left)	05h38m50s.13

Dec (center)	-05°18′15″.6
Dec (top/left)	-04°19′33″.9
Dec (top/right)	-04°28′15″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	-06°17′00″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-06°08′17″.4

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