![A bright planetary nebula, flaring out with purples and blues against a backdrop of rust-colored dust. A second nebula, blue, with the vague outline of a man, is to its left.](https://willbarton.com/processed_images/orion.077ff7ef7de99757.webp)
The Great Nebula in Orion. What is there to say? It’s beautiful, it’s bright, it’s big, it’s got great complexity. It’s a perfect subject to capture. I’m so pleased I’ve been able to bring out some of the dust clouds around the brighter nebula.
- Exposure
- 60s
- Gain
- ISO 1600
- Frames
- 110
- Time
- 110m
- Telescope
- Astro-Tech AT115EDT 115mm f/7 ED Triplet Refractor w/ 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
- Mount
- Losmandy GM-8 German Equatorial Mount, Gemini 2, Losmandy FLW Tripod
- Camera
- Canon EOS 6D Mark II
- Guider
- Orion StarShoot Autoguider
- Accessories
- ZWO EAF Electronic Automatic Focuser, iOptron iPolar
- Software
- BackyardEOS, PHD2 Guiding, SkySafari Pro, AstroPixelProcessor, Topaz Photo AI, Capture One
- Chart
- /astrophotography/nebulas/m42-chart.png