Monday, February 7, 2022

M 42, the Great Orion Nebula under a first quarter Moon



Just a quick image of M 42, the Great Orion Nebula under a nearly first quarter Moon last night. I never tire of its beauty!

Data:

Scope: C6 Celestron SCT on AVX mount

Guiding: PHD2 and ZWO 120MMC camera

Camera: Canon T3i (unmodded)

Optolong L-Pro light pollution filter

Stack of 5: 5, 15, 60, 120, 360 sec

ISO 800

Stacked with Affinity Photo

Post-processed in Luminar 2018

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