M42
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M42
From the one-shot photo of 7 Jan 2021
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
AUS-2 Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory
Date of observation
7 Jan 2021
Filters
Astrodon RBG
Processing
PixInsight using the Drizzle Integration process.
Comments
Although the large pixels of the PL16803 offer an excellent opportunity to increase resolution via the DrizzleIntegration process, it needs a lot of frames to fully take advantage. Accordingly some background detail has been lost compared to the full image. In the full image, the faint reflection nebulas IC420 and GN 5.29.9 make an appearance. The annotated image highlights the Mira-type variable S Orionis which is near maximum