Finally got a clear shot of the Orion Nebula after months of trying

Last Tuesday night was the first clear sky we've had here in weeks. I set up my old Celestron 8SE in the backyard around 10 PM. The air was so still, no wind at all. I took about 50 two-minute exposures, stacking them in DeepSkyStacker. For the first time, I could see the pinkish gas clouds and the Trapezium stars clearly. My hands were freezing but I didn't even care. It felt like a real win after so many cloudy nights and blurry pictures. Has anyone else had a breakthrough with a specific target after a long wait?

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pat_wood26d ago

That pink color is actually hydrogen-alpha emission, not the nebula's true visible light color.

flores.emma26d ago

Guess my eyes are lying about hydrogen-alpha too.