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    Detail of Orion's Sword

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    This bright area of the Orion constellation doesn't take many exposures to reveal the intricate details. This is just 10 3-minute exposures but it was enough.

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    This bright area of the Orion constellation doesn't take many exposures to reveal the intricate details. This is just 10 3-minute exposures but it was enough.

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    M42: The Great Orion Nebula

    A detailed stack of eight different sessions to produce a detailed portrait of one of the largest, brightest, and most intricately detailed nebulae.

    M42: The Orion Nebula in rich detail

    A stack of over 800 exposures to grab as much detail as possible.

    M42: The Great Orion Nebula Multi-Session

    This image was rendered from nearly 600 10-second exposures collected over a year.

    M42: The Great Orion Nebula and NGC1977: The Running Man Nebula

    Orion's sword contains multiple nebulae as evidenced in this wide field mirrorless camera shot.

    M42: The Great Orion Nebula

    This popular nebula is bright, easy to photograph and visible to the naked eye.

    M42 Prime

    It's a popular target, but it never gets old. Although I've visited the Great Orion Nebula (M42) and de Mairan's Nebula (M43) many times before, I believe this is my most detailed capture yet. The data is from two sessions with Stellina taken exactly one year apart on March 4th, 2021, and 2022. I sifted by hand through over 700 10-second captures to cull it down to around 560 of the 'cleanest', stacked it in AstroPixel Processor and processed it in PixInsight.

    The many nebulae of Orion.

    First long exposure using my CGEM-II mount.

    Orion's Sword at 400mm

    The Running Man Nebula (NGC1977), De Mairan's Nebula (M42) and the Great Orion Nebula (M43) are beautiful on their own. That beauty stands out in contrast when you witness the wider field of view that contains all three Nebulae on the glowing tip of Orion's sword. This is a mosaic of all three with 400mm exposures from Stellina.

    The Beauty of Orion's Sword

    The purple running man hangs suspended above the red-cloaked Great Orion Nebulae. M42, M43, and NGC1977 together in the same frame!

    Orion

    The Orion constellation is easily recognizable by the bright red Betelgeuse 'shoulder', three stars to form the 'belt' and a sword tipped with a nebula visible to the naked eye.

    Orion's Sword

    This close-up of the sword in the Orion constellation actually captures x nebula and clusters, including the Great Orion Nebula, De Marain's Nebula, the Running Man Nebula, and the Lost Jewel of Orion.

    The Great Orion sans color

    A candid look at the Great Orion Nebula, relieved of stars and unburdened of color.

    Orion's Sword: Deluxe Edition

    I took another stab at processing the data for this beautiful area of the sky and was not disappointed!

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    Telescope:   Svbony sv503 70ED
    Length:   336mm
    Aperture:   70mm
    F-stop:   f/4.56
    Sessions:   1
    Captured:   2022-09-28 to 2022-09-28
    Lights:   10
    Exposure:   180
    Total exposure:   30 m
    Ra:   5h 34m 52.2s
    Dec:   -5° 17' 36.237
    Size:   143.989 x 113.15 arcmin
    Radius:   1.526 deg
    Scale:   1.879 arcsec/pixel

    Tags

    41 Ori A 41 Ori C 41 Ori D 42 Ori 43 Ori 44 Ori Great Orion Nebula IC420 Lower Sword M42 M43 Mairan's Nebula NGC1973 NGC1975 NGC1976 NGC1977 NGC1980 NGC1981 NGC1982 Orion Nebula The star 45 Ori The star Hatysa (ι Ori) The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori) The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori) The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A) The star θ1 Ori C The star θ1 Ori D Upper Sword the Running Man Nebula

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