M42 The Great Orion Nebula

 Posted: Feb 7th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher BKP2001
Camera: ToupTek ATR2600C
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 OnStep
Guide Scope: Angeleyes
Guide Camera: zwo asi120mc
Software: siril
Accessories: Meyon 2" MPC 1x
Exposure:
47 x 120" ISO/Gain: 100 - LAIDA duo-band 7 нм
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Rostov-Na-Donu, Россия
 Feb 4th, 2026
1 h 34 m
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Resolution: 6094x3964 px
Scale: 16840 KB

My previous image had noise reduction artifacts that I couldn't remove, so I had to reprocess it from scratch.

Processing workflow <- long and a bit tedious, with mistakes and explanations of issues that came up. Nothing was cut, but it's re-encoded )))

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  7 Feb, 2026
  1 h 34 m
My previous image had noise reduction artifacts that I couldn't remove, so I had to reprocess it from scratch. Processing workflow
  5 Feb, 2026
  1 h 34 m
The weather hasn't been great, so I practiced from the city to remember how to approach the setup.
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Technical Info
RA: 5h 35.3m
Dec: +5° 23'
Distance: 1344 light-year
Magnitude (V): 4
NGC 1976 info on 04 Feb 2026
14:45Rises over 15° - 16:15
03:30Sets bellow 15° - 02:00
48°Max Altitude - 21:00
19:12 - 01:45 Available - 6.55 hours
Moon Info
20:41
08:56
90%
Sun Info
07:44
17:27
Astronight: 19:12 - 05:59
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