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moonshinegnomie

(3,823 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:52 PM Monday

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.

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M42 the orion nebula (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Monday OP

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, moonshine. brer cat Monday #1

--- Im going nuts trying to imagine how many stars are in the 7 o'clock part of the nebula. 3Hotdogs Monday #2

That's called the trapezium moonshinegnomie Monday #3

I find myself mesmerized looking at these photos of the heavens. I get lost..in a good way..trying to imagine Deuxcents Monday #4

Gorgeous pix! SheltieLover Monday #5

Thank you for sharing... 2naSalit Monday #6

brer cat

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1. Awesome! Thanks for sharing, moonshine.

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Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:01 PM

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3Hotdogs

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2. --- Im going nuts trying to imagine how many stars are in the 7 o'clock part of the nebula.

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Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:04 PM

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moonshinegnomie

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3. That's called the trapezium

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Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:10 PM

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

Deuxcents

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4. I find myself mesmerized looking at these photos of the heavens. I get lost..in a good way..trying to imagine

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Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:23 PM

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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