Triple APOD - January 3, 2025: Orion Nebula (M42) By Jon Tupper – All-Star Telescope Canada

Triple APOD - January 3, 2025: Orion Nebula (M42) By Jon Tupper

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

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