Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42 The Great Orion Nebula, patrice_so
M42 The Great Orion Nebula
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M42 The Great Orion Nebula

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M42 The Great Orion Nebula, patrice_so
M42 The Great Orion Nebula
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M42 The Great Orion Nebula

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This is my latest capture of M42, combining RGB and DNB data. I tried to use a few hours of RGB data captured between the clouds to create a decent a colour basis. I then applied a luminance layer arising as a foraxx combination of DNB data. I like the running man color and the nebulosity. It is however difficult to get better colours for M42 without completely overcooking NGC 1977. I hope that you like it. 
Comments and suggestions for improvement are most welcome. 
Clear skies!

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M42 The Great Orion Nebula, patrice_so