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  ·  IC 420  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  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  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110, David
Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110
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Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110

Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110, David
Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110
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Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110

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Hi,

This is my 4th picture of my Messier catalog, and there's no need to make a detailed presentation of this target .
That's the first time I can get a really decent result with the Orion nebula.
The winter sky was mostly bad here in France, and I had to watch for the slightest chance of clear skies to make this image.

The processing was quite difficult, but I think I managed to get a balance and natural rendering here to my taste, and the dynamic of M42's core is quite well preserved, thanks to the short exposures.
On the bad side, the stars are quite diffuse due to high passing clouds.

Anyway I like it, and I'm very pleased to share it here.

CS !

David

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Messier 42 and Messier 43 - 7/110, David