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M42 20210327, noon
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M42 20210327

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M42 20210327

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This is the sum of my first 4 nights of imaging. Tried to fix some framing issues from previous imaging sessions. The Celestron Astromaster 90 has quite a bit of uneven vignetting which makes it difficult to stack different imaging sessions without the edges of the frame creating wedged striations down across the background, which are difficult to git rid of without aggressive curves, which punch the nebula a bit harder than I would like.

Quite the learning curve here: Bortle 8 skies, almost full moon on nights three and four, no filters, and a telephone pole that interferes about 60 minutes after darkness, but I find it very stimulating.

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M42 20210327, noon

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