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M42 - Very short integration - OSC dual narrowband, Morsing
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M42 - Very short integration - OSC dual narrowband

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While waiting for M101 to appear from behind a tree, I grabbed a few short subs of M42, just to see how it looked in the new telescope.
It was very low on the horizon (15-20 degrees above the horizon) and in the direction of the city, with plenty of moonlight and a bit of dust from Sahara in the air - I am amazed at what I got in half an hour under these conditions! I know this is basically the brightest DSO, but I still had not thought I would actually get a decent final image from 32 min of subs. Of course, it is a bit noisy and far from the best images of M42 on this site,  but I am still pleased with the amount of detail.

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M42 - Very short integration - OSC dual narrowband, Morsing