Final Messier 42 Complex

Added another 4 hours of data to my previous M42 but from darker skies in the Everglades. Got all the molecular hydrogen around the nebula out now!

160s x 180s for main image and dust, 12 x 30s and 12 x 10s and 1s for HDR on the core of the nebula. Had to make like 10 layer masks to balance out the bright and dark areas...

Espirit 100ED APO + Canon 6D unmod + Guiding on an IEQ45 Pro mount

Dec 5 - Mag 20.5 skies ~ 5 hours
Feb 5, Feb 6 Mag 20.6 skies ~ 4 hours

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