Stellar Birthplace: M42 Orion Nebula

Good things come to those who wait! After two weeks of cloudy night skies, the universe finally aligned in my favor last night. The stars shone bright, my mount and guider performed flawlessly, and even the neighbors cooperated by switching off their outside lights. It was the perfect opportunity to capture the breathtaking beauty of the Orion Nebula.

This is 10 hours of integration of Orion Nebula Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker edited Pixinsight and Photoshop.

Subtype: Reflection /Emission Nebula
Distance to Earth is 1,344 light years
Constellation: Orion

Equipment Used:

Telescope: Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Starizona Hyperstar4 HS4-C9.25
ZWO Standard Electronic Automatic Focuser EAF-5V
ZWO ASIAIr Plus
Optolong L-Pro 2” multiband pass filter
Mount: Motorized & comuterized fork Mount Celestron Nexstar GPS/slt/SE
Guide: Telescope: ZWO 30F4 Miniscope
Camera: ZWO ASI High Speed/High Sensitivity Low
Noise Planetary Camera

This is 10 hours of integration of Orion Nebula Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker edited Pixinsight and Photoshop.