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M42 - Great Orion Nebula

I have not imaged M42 or the Great Orion Nebula for a few years, but with the field of view the ZWO ASI6200MCPro offers on the 15028HNT I just could not resist the temptation, this image is a blend of data from the L-eXtreme Filter and the Astronomik CLS-CCD filter

 

RA: 05h35m17.31s

Dec: -05°23'28.00"

Constellation: Orion

Designation: M42

 

Image Details:

60x90S at Gain 0 - CLS-CCD Filter

88x150S at Gain 0 - L-eXtreme Filter

32x30S at Gain 0 - L-eXtreme Filter

Darks: 101 Frames

Flats: 101 Frames

Bias: 101 Frames

 

Acquisition Dates: Jan. 3, 2021 , Feb. 18, 2021 , March 5, 2021 , March 6, 2021 , March 7, 2021

 

Total Capture time: 5.4 Hours

 

Equipment Details:

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro 62mpx Full Frame OSC

Imaging Scope: SharpStar 15028HNT Hyperboloid Astrograph

Guide Camera: StarlightXpress Lodestar X2

Guide Scope: 365Astronomy 280mm Guide Scope

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro

Focuser: Primalucelab Sesto Senso V2

Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme 2"

Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD 2"

Power and USB Control: Pegasus Astro USB Ultimate Hub Pro

Acquisition Software: Main Sequence Software. Sequence Generator Pro 3.2

Calibration and Stacking: Astro Pixel Processor

Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8.8 and EZ Processing Suite for Star Reduction

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Uploaded on April 4, 2021