I've been meaning to comment on this since I first saw it and had to look for it within the subforum today. I have to say this is one of the most impressive M42's I've come across. Not because of its level of detail or the amount of time spent processing the data. Or star shapes. I'll leave that to the experts. No, this has a 3D feel and sense of depth like very few others. It might be a combination of factors like contrast, orientation etc, but if that's really the nebula's shape, with a cavity inside a partly glowing cloud of dust illuminated from within, then this would have to be the best representation of those aspects of this object that I've ever seen. Well done!
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