Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  the Running Man Nebula
M42 & Sh2-279 (HOO), Bzewe1997
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M42 & Sh2-279 (HOO)

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M42 & Sh2-279 (HOO)

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12/15/2023 2:00AM (UTC)  

The Orion Nebula is one of the most magnificent objects in the night sky. In the past, the Maya called Orion the “Fire of Creation,” and they were right. This diffuse nebula is Earth’s nearest stellar nursery, giving birth to young, hot, blue, and luminous stars. The entire nebula is illuminated by four stars located at its heart, collectively called the Trapezium. The Trapezium’s heat excites the HII, causing it to glow red; the blue color is attributed to the OIII. Orion also hosts reflection nebulae, where the stars’ blue light is scattered by the dust in the region. The Orion Nebula is just a cavity in the side of a huge molecular cloud, giving birth to new stars, which in turn excites the gas, causing it to glow.

The Running Man Nebula, located to the left of Orion in this image, is also an HII region with reflection nebulae. The reflection nebula is thought to be excited by the hot young star 42 Orionis. Sh2-279 and M42 serve as laboratories for astronomers. M42 has helped us make strides in understanding star birth, exoplanets, and has recently contributed to the discovery of a new type of object named Jupiter-mass binary objects (JUMBOs). These free-floating objects are neither stars nor planets and orbit in pairs with no central star.  

Captured in SharpCap, processed in Siril, sent to photoshop for adjustments. 
Red - Ha 
Green - Oiii
Blue  - Oiii 

(Ha/Oiii) 60 x 180 second exposure 
50 darks 
50 flats  

🔭: Apertura 60 EDR (@apertura.telescopes) 

📸: Player One Astronomy: Uranus - C (@player_one_astronomy) 

Guiding camera: Player One Astronomy: Ceres - M  

Mount: Skywatcher Star Adventurer GTI (@skywatcherusa) Filter wheel: Player One Astronomy:

Phoenix Wheel  Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme (@optolongfilter)

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