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:    • Orion Nebula HDR Tutorial (Fix the Br...  
My Astrophotography Image Processing Guide: https://bit.ly/astro-processing
Practice Your Processing Skills with My Data: https://astrobackyard.com/your-astrop...
The Hand Warmer: https://amzn.to/3oju6yi

Thank you for watching, and clear skies!

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