The Great Orion Nebula
M42 and M43 with NGC 1977
"The Running Man"

 

Image acquired from my driveway in suburban West Knoxville with crystal clear skies

Thanksgiving Weekend 2003

Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Takahashi FSQ 106
CFW-8a /SBIG ST 10XME CCD

Exposure Details

To realize the incredible dynamic range in this object two layers were utilized with Photoshop.
 

R=G=B= ( 20 x 30 sec)  10:10:10


Above M42 RGB cropped at full resolution


 

Software
 Acquisition : Maxim DL/CCD v. 3.21 / Robofocus / Focusmax/ The Sky / Sequencer II
Processing :  Maxim ( Wodaski's Debloomer, RC Astro Sigma Reject plugins ) / Registar / Photoshop CS

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