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M42 Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is around 1,300 light-years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.

 

by Charles Messier in 1764.

 

Image taken on 8 October 2023.

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Camera/ Telescope Seestar S50

Light pollution filter. (Duo band OIII 30nm Ha 20nm)

13 Minutes of 10 second exposures

Frames stacked in Astro Pixel Processor

Adjusted and rotated with Photoshop CS4

 

 

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Uploaded on October 20, 2023