M42 The Great Orion Nebula

This is a combination of new data from a Bortle 1 / Bortle 2 location and some older data from a Bortle 1 location (Okie-Tex Star Party)

 

I love the Orion Nebula. It's just so beautiful. It glows hot and bright with powerful stellar winds shaping massive dust clouds, star formation that can be viewed with the naked eye.

 

This is a target that I plan to keep adding data to.

 

New data:

35) 2-minute, 100-gain Red

35) 2-minute, 100-gain Green

35) 2-minute, 100 gain Blue

ASI2600mm pro cooled to -20c

Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED

550mm focal length F5.5

Sky-Watcher Eq6R-Pro mount

Location: Black Mesa State Park, Oklahoma (the sky is either a Bortle 1 or Bortle 2, it's very close).

2-26-22 / 2-27-22

 

Old data:

25) 5-minute, 800-ISO

Nikon D810a

Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED

550mm focal length F5.5

Sky-Watcher Eq6R-Pro mount

Location: Okie-Tex Star Party.

 

Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop

 

Done