VDB38 Region
Emission / Reflection in Orion
Uploaded 5/2/26


 


            
One of the most spectaular
            and neglected regions in the constellation of Orion is seen here,
            centered on the virtually unknown VDB38 - a composite nebula
            of both dust and gas. The monsterous hydrogen cloud on the left
            side is the Lambda Orionis Bubble, an illuminated portion of
            the even bigger Orion Molecular cloud which covers all of Orion.


            
Technical Data: Samyang
            135mm f/2, ASI2600mm + IDAS NBZ filter, RGB = 2 hours total,
            Happy Jack, Az.


            
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Mount:  Home Made GEM 
Guider: ASI mini  w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  120m ( 5 min subs)
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  35 F

Instrument:  Samyang 135mm f/2.4
Mount:  Side of RASA 11
Camera: ASI6200 MM + LRGB filters
Exposure:  120m ( 5 min subs)

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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