Orion Nebula (M 42), portrait
Orion's stellar nursery in a vertical frame.
What you get
- Format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 1 189 × 1 858 px (2.2 MPx)
- Aspect ratio
- 0,64:1
- File size
- 1.2 MB
- Recommended print size
- 10 × 15 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
15 × 23 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close. - Suitable for
- For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
- Licence
- Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
- Watermark
- No watermark. If the image carries the author’s signature, so does the file.
- Delivery
- Download link right after payment – on the order page and by e-mail. Valid 7 days, 5 downloads.
About the object
The Orion Nebula (M42) lies about 1,350 light years away and is visible to the naked eye under dark skies as a fuzzy star in Orion's Sword. At its core shines the Trapezium, a group of young stars whose radiation lights up the whole cloud.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 30 October 2025
- Total exposure
- 3 h 35 min (43 × 300 s)
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Mount
- ZWO AM5N
- Location
- Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (home observatory)
- Calibration & stacking
- Siril 1.4.0-beta4
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 8.5.1 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.