The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori)

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I took another stab at processing the data for this beautiful area of the sky and was not disappointed!
⭐ Orion's Sword: Deluxe Edition
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.
⭐ Detail of Orion's Sword
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.
⭐ M42 Prime
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 Great Orion Nebula
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