M42

Posted by Dan Kearl on Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:11 pm

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A dismal stretch of cloudy winter weather in the PNW, however I did get a couple hours of clear sky a few weeks ago and shot good old M42 with a new scope/camera combo.
I never get tired of the Great Orion nebula.
2 hours in Bortle 8 sky.
Williams z81 scope, Zwo2600mc camera, Radian filter.
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by Scott Fairbairn on Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:06 pm

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Great image Dan, good old M42. Such a beautiful target!

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by david fletcher on Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:14 pm

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Now here's me thinking the M42 was the old Praktika mount! This is great work Dan. Stunning.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:08 pm

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Amazing detail and depth to this beautiful nebula Dan! Gorgeous!

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by John Labrenz on Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:54 am

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Amazing work once again Dan.
Really like your processing on this too...some star reduction?

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:57 am

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Great image of this nebula, Dan, and fingers crossed for better weather soon.

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by Dan Kearl on Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:42 am

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John Labrenz wrote: Amazing work once again Dan.
Really like your processing on this too...some star reduction?

Thanks John, Not really star reduction but there is a processing genius, RC Astro, that
has developed amazing AI software that Pixinsight has incorporated,
It makes traditional processing seem like 19th century,
Blurexterminator, Noiseexterminator and Starexterminator.
Amazing stuff.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:50 pm

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I never get tired of astro shots period. Such a treat!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:52 pm

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Wow- looks like a big cave from Hades! Marvelous shot-amazing depth and color.

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by Peter Ireland on Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:51 am