M42 Orion Nebula

 Posted: Mar 15th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: celestron 80ED f 7.5/600mm
Camera: Nikon D3200a
Mount: Sky-Watcher star adventurer GTi
Software: DeepSkyStacer,pixinsight,PS
Accessories: reducer sv193 ×0.8
Exposure:
290 x 30" ISO/Gain: 1600
Green, Bortle 4 zone:
 Kichmengskiy Gorodok Vologodskaya Oblast, Россия
 Mar 13th, 2026
2 h 25 m
538
Resolution: 11293x7750 px
Scale: 23039 KB
Current photo Updated
  15 Mar, 2026
  2 h 25 m
  16 Dec, 2025
  1 h 20 m
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Technical Info
RA: 5h 35.3m
Dec: +5° 23'
Distance: 1344 light-year
Magnitude (V): 4
NGC 1976 info on 13 Mar 2026
11:45Rises over 15° - 13:45
01:00Sets bellow 15° - 23:00
35°Max Altitude - 18:15
20:14 - 04:00 Available - 7.77 hours
Moon Info
05:37
09:27
27%
Sun Info
06:22
17:53
Astronight: 20:14 - 04:00
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Why??? Why such a resolution with such terrible quality???
15 Oct, 2026 Reply
Nickolay Replied to Leshy
Heh, if I even knew what it depends on and how to change it, I just processed the photo, whatever resolution it came out in, that's how it came out)
15 Oct, 2026 Reply
Leshy Replied to Nickolay
In any graphic editor or astroprocessing software, you can set the image size - in Photoshop, the menu Image - Image Size... set the size to at least around 3000x2000, it will look much more logical. Your stars didn't turn out very well, possibly you missed focus, and besides, the background is unevenly aligned - a dark halo around the nebula is noticeable, the center of M42 and the stars are blown out - ISO too high, vertical bands are visible - possibly calibration errors...
15 Oct, 2026 Reply
Nickolay Replied to Leshy
That's right, all to the point, this is no longer a photo but rather suffering and a struggle with the mount and the DSLR, let it stay so we can remember where it all began)
15 Oct, 2026 Reply
Leshy Replied to Nickolay
Just right for a keepsake! :) Your modern photos are quite up to par!
15 Oct, 2026 Reply
Nickolay Replied to Leshy
Thank you
15 Oct, 2026 Reply

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