I Took a Picture of the ORION NEBULA Up Close...

Photographing the Orion Nebula!

The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae in the night sky and is visible to the naked eye. It lies 1,500 light-years away from Earth and can be found just south of Orion's belt in the constellation Orion.

This magnitude 4 interstellar cloud of ionized atomic hydrogen contains a young open cluster of four primary stars known as the Trapezium. M42 is a fantastic beginner astrophotography subject to capture with your DSLR camera and telescope.

The final image includes 45 x 4-minutes in h-alpha, and 40 x 2-minutes in broadband RGB. I also applied a subtle layer of existing data (shorter RGB exposures) to blend into the core.

My Orion Nebula HDR Tutorial Video: https://youtu.be/tMbcgsTIV1g
My Astrophotography Image Processing Guide: https://bit.ly/astro-processing
Practice Your Processing Skills with My Data: https://astrobackyard.com/your-astrophoto-skills/
The Hand Warmer: https://amzn.to/3oju6yi

Thank you for watching, and clear skies!

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