M42, NGC 1976, Sh-2 281

Posted: Apr 12th, 2026

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Askar 71F

Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Mount: JUWEI 14

Guide Scope: Askar 32 f4

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Software: Siril, GraXpert, Lightroom, StarNet++

Accessories: CAA, EAF, ASIAIR MINI

Exposure:

22 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100 - Optolong Moon Skyglow

7 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100 - Optolong L-Pro

95 x 60" ISO/Gain: 100 - Optolong UV IR Cut

Orange, Bortle 6 zone:

Samara, Russia

Jan 10th, 2026

3 h 16 m

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Resolution: 2937x2166 px

Scale: 2591 KB

poppy8micro

165

This time, I calibrated three separate sequences with different exposures, registered them, and stacked them all together. An attempt to capture the Trapezium without a mask.

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M42, NGC 1976, Sh-2 281

12 Apr, 2026

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This time, I calibrated three separate sequences with different exposures, registered them, and stacked them all together. An attempt to capture the Trapezium w…

M42, NGC 1976, Sh-2 281

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M42, NGC 1976, Sh-2 281

10 Jan, 2026

1 h 6 m

M42, NGC 1976, Sh-2 281

9 Dec, 2025

1 h 45 m

I did some work on fixing mistakes, completely re-shot with a filter and dithering function. I didn't use the cosmicclarity suit. I definitely overexposed the T…

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Technical Info

RA: 5h 35.3m

Dec: +5° 23'

Distance: 1344 light-year

Magnitude (V): 4

NGC 1976 info on 10 Jan 2026

16:30Rises over 15° - 18:15

05:30Sets bellow 15° - 04:00

42°Max Altitude - 23:00

18:51 - 03:45 Available - 8.9 hours

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