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moonshinegnomie

(3,823 posts)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:52 PM 8 hrs ago

M42 the orion nebula

M42 the orion nebula. This is a total of 12 hours of exposure time using individual exposures of 15s,30s,180s and 300s which i think combined as an HDR to avoid blowing out the brightest parts of the nebula.
Im also posting this from a new location that should provide better quality than imgur.


[url=https://app.astrobin.com/i/84s7ou][img][/img][/url]

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M42 the orion nebula (Original Post) moonshinegnomie 8 hrs ago OP
Awesome! Thanks for sharing, moonshine. brer cat 8 hrs ago #1
--- Im going nuts trying to imagine how many stars are in the 7 o'clock part of the nebula. 3Hotdogs 8 hrs ago #2
That's called the trapezium moonshinegnomie 8 hrs ago #3
I find myself mesmerized looking at these photos of the heavens. I get lost..in a good way..trying to imagine Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #4
Gorgeous pix! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #5
Thank you for sharing... 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #6

moonshinegnomie

(3,823 posts)
3. That's called the trapezium
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:10 PM
8 hrs ago

It’s why I had to use hdr. There are a ton of stars being born in there

Deuxcents

(25,339 posts)
4. I find myself mesmerized looking at these photos of the heavens. I get lost..in a good way..trying to imagine
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:23 PM
8 hrs ago

And wrap my head around all the questions that come along knowing I’ll never know and that adds to the mystique of what I’m seeing. It’s exhilarating and yet I don’t know how! Your efforts to bring these photos to life is another level of joy..thank you

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