After 7 weeks straight of raging fires on Fraser Island and with the air thick with smoke as we are only 10 km from Fraser Island i finally had a night free for imaging and it was a full moon.
The wind started to blow and there were small gaps in the smoke allowing me to image M42 Orion Nebula, guiding was very difficult and several subs were rejected, I have to say I am very impressed with my new Optolong L- enhance filters ability to cut through the full moon light pollution. After imaging the scope was well covered in a thin layer of dust, it took some time to carefully clean.
I need to try this again without bushfire smoke and full moon, but for now after 8 weeks of severe bushfires i am happy to now see clouds and rain moving in.
4 x 300 sec subs at gain 90 bin1x1 ( Optolong L- enhance filter )
10 x 60 sec subs at gain 90 bin1x1 ( Optolong L- enhance filter )
(30 mins total)
Processed with DeepSkyStacker, Startools and gimp.
Scope: 12inch Meade LX200 at f6.3 (alt/az de-rotated)
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC pro
Guider: ZWO ASI120MM-S
ZWO ASIAIR pro
Optolong L- enhance filter
Photo of M42 and photo of full moon sky attached
Larger size and Full size image on astrobin:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/76ii1z/0/