Orion Nebula 2023

[crimbfighter]

The Orion Nebula! Imaged over two nights from my Bortle 5/6 back yard. The Orion Nebula, flanked by the Running Man Nebula, make up the sword in the constellation Orion. This is another of my favorite winter targets and by far the most detailed image I've captured of it yet!

The second image is a crop of the center, highlighting the incredible detail in the nebula.

-Astro-Tech AT130EDT 130mm f/7 telescope with a 0.8x reducer, making it a 728mm focal length, f/5.6 scope.
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled camera
-ZWO EAF focuser
-iOptron HAE43 Strain Wave Gear mount
-Optolong L-Pro light pollution filter
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Orion Starshoot autoguider
-Controlled with a MeLE Quieter3Q mini PC running Windows

Software
-Sequence Generator Pro for acquisition
-PixInsight and Photoshop for image processing
-PHD2 guiding software

-130 x 180sec subexposures
-calibrated with 20 each darks, flats, and dark flats
-Total integration time of 6.5hrs

1.

2.

 

[Jeff15]

More amazing photography....

 

[crimbfighter]

More amazing photography....

Thanks!

 

[wobe]

Great shots, is that a demon's head in the middle of no.2?

 

[crimbfighter]

Great shots, is that a demon's head in the middle of no.2?

Could be!

 

[slat]

Great images.

 

[crimbfighter]

Great images.

Thank you!

 

[zombiesniper]

Crap...... now I HAVE to mod my old T5I.

Excellent image.

Nominated for POTM

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful!