This is an area that is quite close to M42 and yet it seldom gets imaged. Lots of dust and gas with a little of everything within the field. I found that the O stars at the verge of the field really dominate and provide a lot of glare into this field. Possibly even some reflection nebulosity.
Integration 21.8 hours with a mix of LHaRGB
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Edit. I have loaded the revised thumbnail of the larger new image for comparison.