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The Orion and Running Man Nebulae

David Wills, Castillejar, Spain, 14-20 January 2021

“This is a composite of two images, one for the nebula’s main part and one for core detail. I’m pleased as it wasn’t captured in the best conditions. I spent time gathering data with the luminance Alter, but it didn’t add anything so I ended up using Ha data (hydrogen alpha) as the luminance layer.” : Starlight Xpress Trius SX 694 Pro mono camera, Takahashi FSQ-85ED Main: Ha 62x 600”, R 56x 180”, G 41x 180”, B 50x 180”; core: R 85x 30”, G 216x 30”, B 231x 30”. Total: 22 hours 7 minutes PixInsight, Photoshop

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