HDR Grunge| 0bject | M42 Great nebula in Orion and M43 |
| Date | January 16-17, 2021 |
| Exposure | Hα 900x8 + 300x12 + 60x30 (3.5 hours) |
| Camera | STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, HDR Efex Pro, Topaz Denoise AI |
| Comments | Poor seeing; acquired with MaximDL from Animas, NM |
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M42 and M43, NGC 1977 Nebulae in Orion |
| Date | December 23-29, 2012 |
| Exposure | Hα 8 x 900s + 10 x 60s (unbinned) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astrodon Gen II filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS5, AstroActions, NIK Efex Pro 2 |
| Comments | Cold, moderate seeing, nearly full moon |
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M42 and NGC 1977 Nebulae in Orion |
| Date | January 5 and 9, 2010 |
| Exposure | HαLRGB 20:15:30:30:30 (unbinned; Hα combined with Red); RGB 3:3:3 for core (30 second integrations) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS3, FITS Liberator, GradientXterminator, AstroActions |
| Comments | Very cold (6 F) with moderate seeing |
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M42 and NGC 1977 Nebulae in Orion |
| Date | January 11 and 14, 2008 |
| Exposure | LRGB 114:39:39:39 (unbinned and cropped) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | Takahashi Sky90 @f/4.2 on Losmandy G11 with Gemini |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with E-finder |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, FITS Liberator |
| Comments | 30, 180, and 300 second integrations combined as layers in PS |
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M42 Orion Nebula (narrow band) and M43 |
| Date | 2/19/2007 |
| Exposure | SIIHαOIII 20:20:20 (unbinned) |
| Camera | ST2000XM with Schuler (Astrodon) filters |
| Telescope | Takahashi Sky90 f/4.5 on Losmandy G11 with Gemini |
| Guiding | Self-guided |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, FITS Liberator |
| Comments | Some clouds rolling through, otherwise good transparency |
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M42 Great Nebula in Orion |
| Date | 2/6 and 2/11/2006 |
| Exposure | HαRGB 45:8:8:6 (Hα used for luminance) |
| Camera | SXV-H9 |
| Telescope | Takahashi Sky90 @ f/4.5 with Schuler filters |
| Guiding | ST-4 on AT1010 |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS2, FITS Liberator, Astro Actions |
| Comments | Some moonlight during color acquistion, mild temps and moderate seeing |
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M42 Great Nebula in Orion |
| Date | 12/20/2004 and 1/9/2005 |
| Exposure | HaRGB 55:5:5:5 |
| Camera | SXV-H9 w/ Schuler filters |
| Telescope | Takahashi FC-76 @ f/5.9 on Losmandy G11 |
| Guiding | ST-4 guided |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS, NeatImage |
| Comments | Cold but clear |