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moonshinegnomie

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

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 12 hrs ago OP

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, moonshine. brer cat 11 hrs ago #1

--- Im going nuts trying to imagine how many stars are in the 7 o'clock part of the nebula. 3Hotdogs 11 hrs ago #2

That's called the trapezium moonshinegnomie 11 hrs ago #3

I find myself mesmerized looking at these photos of the heavens. I get lost..in a good way..trying to imagine Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #4

Gorgeous pix! SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #5

Thank you for sharing... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #6

brer cat

(27,326 posts)

1. Awesome! Thanks for sharing, moonshine.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:01 PM

11 hrs ago

3Hotdogs

(14,972 posts)

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

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:04 PM

11 hrs ago

moonshinegnomie

(3,823 posts)

3. That's called the trapezium

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:10 PM

11 hrs ago

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

Deuxcents

(25,339 posts)

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

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:23 PM

11 hrs ago

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