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The Orion Nebula (M42), ~1350 light years away and ~24 light years across. I was amazed by how bright this nebula was--I had to shoot it using multiple exposures to retain core detail. Processed in @thecoldestnights (IG) SHO color palette (stars removed).

Gear:
Explore Scientific ED102-FCD100 / ES 3" Field Flattener & 0.7x Reducer / EQR6-Pro / ASI6200MM Pro / Optolong filters / Orion 50mm & ASI120MM-S guide

Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor and edited in PixInsight. Shot in San Mateo, California, in Bortle 5/6 skies, February 2022.

Subs:

31 x 120 sec, 45 x 300 sec Hydrogen-alpha
42 x 300 sec Sulphur-ii
51 x 180 sec, 19 x 300 sec Oxygen-iii
(12.4 hours total)

#astrophotography #nightsky #astro #m42 #orion #nebula #orionnebula #asiairpro #eqr6pro #asi6200mm #sanmateo #california

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The Orion Nebula (M42), ~1350 light years away and ~24 light years across. I was amazed by how bright this nebula was--I had to shoot it using multiple exposures to retain core detail. Processed in @thecoldestnights (IG) SHO color palette (stars removed).<br /> <br /> Gear: <br /> Explore Scientific ED102-FCD100 / ES 3" Field Flattener & 0.7x Reducer / EQR6-Pro / ASI6200MM Pro / Optolong filters / Orion 50mm & ASI120MM-S guide<br /> <br /> Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor and edited in PixInsight. Shot in San Mateo, California, in Bortle 5/6 skies, February 2022.<br /> <br /> Subs:<br /> <br /> 31 x 120 sec, 45 x 300 sec Hydrogen-alpha<br /> 42 x 300 sec Sulphur-ii<br /> 51 x 180 sec, 19 x 300 sec Oxygen-iii<br /> (12.4 hours total)<br /> <br /> #astrophotography #nightsky #astro #m42 #orion #nebula #orionnebula #asiairpro #eqr6pro #asi6200mm #sanmateo #california