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      Orion Nebula field
      Wallpaper author:
      Jared Greer

      18 Dec 2025

      Orion Nebula field

      The great Orion nebula in a sea of ionized gas and dust. The added hydrogen signal adds a special kind of contrast to the dusty details surrounding the region. Here, m42 is presented in HaLRGB format. Initially, I wanted to do just the LRGB information but then decided to work with the bright ha signal. Working with the brightness of the trapezium was very challenging, however, HDR combination helped a ton here. I am happy with how this result turned out. Software used: Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight, and Photoshop.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      M42

      15 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      AUS-2-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 83.8208 Dec -5.3833
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Australia
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        11 Mar 2023 - 27 Sept 2024
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance3506h25m66
      Blue2915h20m66
      Red3095h35m65
      Green2865h10m65
      Halpha2634h45m65

      Orion Nebula field