I finally got around to doing a high resolution image of this nebula. It has been on my list for some time now. Often imaged with M42 but I think it really deserves an image of its own. Placed in a different part of space it would rival all the other bright nebula in my opinion. I really love the striations of dust and gas and the subtle filigree within the inner most parts. There as so many awesome shapes and processes going on within the entire field, its hard to pick one.
The image contains 11.8 hours of data. I used L Ha OIII RGB. It could do with more data in my opinion.
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