Lower's nebula - Ha - 92% moon - thought the image looked peaceful, so I posted it! (Simon)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: IC 2162 · Monkey Head Nebula · NGC 2174 · NGC 2175 · The star 68 Ori · The star 71 Ori

Lower's nebula - Ha - 92% moon - thought the image looked peaceful, so I posted it!, Simon

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Lower's nebula - Ha - 92% moon - thought the image looked peaceful, so I posted it!

The moon was so close to this object that the gradients were a nightmare and by rights, if I had not fiddled around during the processing, I should not have an image at all. There was a streak of moonlight right across the image, but this is what I do - so few clear nights - that I image when I should not be. And the night did not stay as clear as long as it was forecast to, either. But, in spite of all that, I find this image a peaceful thing to look at, for some reason, and so I thought I would post it. If I image this region again, I will use a scope with a smaller field of view, and focus in on "Lower's". Anyway, here is hoping that someone else likes this and its simplicity. Cheers. Simon

N.B. Just to let you know that I finally got my 294MM back from China and I am using it tonight, during a full moon!! to image a close-up on the rosette nebula [with the RC] - hooray. The shop has their 1600 back : )

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