From Jon:
While clear skies have been few and far between, Christmas Night proved glorious here in Fort McMurray. Moon was 24%, rising around 3:30 a.m. and setting at 12:31 a.m. The seeing was exceptional. While there are many targets to choose from, I picked Messier 42 because it can be processed in so many different ways.
Telescope: Sharpstar 94EDPH with 0.8 Flattner/Reducer
Mount: Celestron AVX
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Subs:
20 x 10 seconds
30 x 20 seconds
32 x 60 seconds
15 x 90 seconds
and
15 x 120 seconds.
Software: Siril for stacking. PixInsight, Topaz, Photoshop, and Lightroom. Yes, I use a lot of software, but each for different things. PI for 90 per cent of the work though.
Goal: I've done Messier 42 many times before. This time I wanted to spend time showing the dark nebula within the complex and reflective clouds outside the core. I was able to do that, though somewhat at the expense of NGC 1980 and Mizan Batil