Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Hatysa  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Sh2-279  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  the Running Man Nebula
M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion, nerdybeardo
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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion

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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion

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I took this from my driveway last night. The Orion nebula was the first object I ever imaged and it got me hooked on the hobby ever since. To see the difference between my first image and now is just crazy. I've resolved to take a picture of it every year, not just because it's so beautiful but because it is very challenging.

To a degree finding and taking a picture of it is not hard, it's extremely bright. But because it's in broadband, and it's so bright... what I've found is small mistakes in focusing, or too much exposure time, or having the gain off become really pronounced. In addition, the dust clouds around Orion are a real challenge without totally blowing out the core.

I thought I was going to miss my chance this year because between busy with work and it being cloudy I just haven't had a chance to take out my scope. But I was fortunate to have some clear skies in the last couple of days and could take it out.

This is still not as good as I want, and the perfect shot of this great nebula still eludes me... but this is definitely the best I've taken so far.

Until next year my friend!

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  • M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion, nerdybeardo
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  • M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion, nerdybeardo
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    M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion, nerdybeardo
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Description: Replaced the red channel with Ha data

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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion, nerdybeardo