M42 - Orion Nebula - PixInsight Version-2

M42 - The Orion Nebula (center) and The Running Man Nebula (left) - NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977

 

I've imaged the Orion Nebula at least three or four times before, but this is the first time I've captured the Running Man Nebula as well.

 

The Running Man Nebula is a reflection nebula that glows because of the massive nearby stars being born in the Orion Nebula. The reason is has three catalog designations is that the dark regions that run down the middle indicate that is is actually three distinct and nearly parallel clouds.

 

Equipment used:

TMB92L

Vixen Field Flattener and .8x Reducer

Baader Moon and Skyglow Filter

Baader UHC-S Filter

SBIG ST-i Autoguider

Canon XSi

Orion Atlas Mount

 

Image processing with PixInsight and Adobe Lightroom 5

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