M42 Orion Nebula and surrounding dust in HaRGB

[NgocLam]

First light with my first dedicated astro camera.

I wanted to test it with both the L-Pro and L-eXtreme filters, so I set out to get more or less "natural looking" M42, M43 and Running Man Nebula surrounded by as much Ha signal as the weather would allow me to capture.

William Optics Redcat 51
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Optolong L-eXtreme 2" · Optolong L-Pro 2"
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Photoshop · PixInsight
ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Optolong L-Pro 2": 60×10″(10′) (gain: 120.00) f/4.9 -10°C bin 1×1
Optolong L-Pro 2": 52×300″(4h 20′) (gain: 120.00) f/4.9 -10°C bin 1×1
Optolong L-eXtreme 2": 62×300″(5h 10′) (gain: 120.00) f/4.9 -10°C bin 1×1
Integration:
9h 40′
Darks: 60
Flats: 60
Flat darks: 60

[Kuz]

Lam diffently caught a ton load of HA . Nice work . Done well with your .first attempt with the 294

[oska]

Nice work Lam, that's a very deep first light. congratz.

[xelasnave]

A fantastic image you should be very pleased...well done.

Alex

[Stephane]

Beautiful image Lam, some really nice detail coming through and the Ha just brings it to life. Maybe a tad over sharpened? Either way, a great result :thumbsup:

[AdamJL]

Outstanding. So much detail. Wonderful dynamic range as well

[notsamj]

Dont often see it in red but really nice