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  ·  HD294259  ·  HD294261  ·  HD294262  ·  HD294263  ·  HD36412  ·  HD36655  ·  HD36712  ·  HD36742  ·  HD36782  ·  HD36842  ·  HD36843  ·  HD36865  ·  HD36866  ·  HD36883  ·  HD36884  ·  HD36899  ·  HD36917  ·  HD36918  ·  And 66 more.
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M42 -- The Orion Nebula in HaLRGB, David Andra
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M42 -- The Orion Nebula in HaLRGB

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M42 -- The Orion Nebula in HaLRGB, David Andra
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M42 -- The Orion Nebula in HaLRGB

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While almost everyone shoots this target, it can be challenging because of the wide range in luminosity and the subtle variations in color due to oxygen in the core and Ha/dust in the outer regions. I shot a range of L subs ranging from 5 s to 60 s in an effort to keep the nebula's core from getting blown out. Ha was 180 s while RGB was shot at 60 s to give a total of just over 15 hours of total exposure. The image was cropped only slightly and I find the Esprit 150 does a good job covering the ASI6200MM sensor with minimal vignetting. M42 was captured over 4 nights between 12/31/22 and 01/25/23.

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M42 -- The Orion Nebula in HaLRGB, David Andra

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