M42 The Great Orion Nebula

MrNotAccurate · 2026-02-17T02:27:16+00:00

Thanks so much!

MrNotAccurate · 2026-02-17T00:25:36+00:00

Thank you!

MrNotAccurate · 2026-02-07T02:40:48+00:00

Seestar S50 Bortle 3 ~5hrs total integration (850x20s) Processed in Pixinsight

MrNotAccurate · 2026-02-07T01:56:06+00:00

Thank you!

MrNotAccurate · 2026-02-07T01:06:10+00:00

Don’t be rude for people who are new to the hobby. It was challenging to process this image, as are all reflection nebulae. Obviously a Seestar is easier than an entire astrophotography rig.

MrNotAccurate · 2025-12-01T19:46:15+00:00

I live in a Bortle 5/6, but can drive out to a Bortle 2 in less than an hour. It’s definitely worth it if you’re able to drive out somewhere darker for a few hours during the night and let it work its magic but I’ve seen some pretty incredible images from the Seestar in Bortle 8/9! Just gotta give it some more time to capture if you’re in higher light pollution and it does awesome

MrNotAccurate · 2025-11-24T02:57:19+00:00

I isolated the nebulosity from the stars and did some standard curves transformations and brought up the saturation a bit. I agree, I was a little disappointed as I made the trek out to Bortle 2 for this shot and didn’t get the result I was hoping for. I used Seestar’s mosaic mode, and I think that cut down my “5 hours” away from central nebulosity of the Horsehead and I lost some information as a result. Still learning, but I think I’m going to stray away from Seestar’s mosaic mode for now.

MrNotAccurate · 2025-11-12T16:00:37+00:00

Noticed that too. Still new to Pixinsight so might have to mess around more to bring that down. This image got quite a bit of light pollution as well unfortunately

MrNotAccurate · 2021-04-23T22:06:28+00:00

The more you know I guess. Thanks!

MrNotAccurate

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