Orion Nebula (M42) – Untracked

Orion Nebula (M42) – Untracked

Gear and how:

• Sony a6000, mirrorless and unmodified

• Rokinon 135mm f/2

• Sturdy tripod (no tracking)

• ISO 1600

• f/2

• 1” exposures

• 125 light frames

Processing:

• Stacked and processed in Siril

• some background extraction and color calibration

• Intentionally held back on processing simply out of inexperience, afraid of messing up too much

I know there’s room for improvement (especially color range in the core) but I’m really happy with how much real structure came through for my first real attempt. Feedback super welcome.