Great Orion Nebula Rises

The Christmas special is the Great Orion Nebula, photo of the holiday night, in a remarkable black & white astro imaging capture. The images show much more detail as the size of the telescope increases. This is a non-Amped image with M-processing by M. Otis.

Great Orion Nebula Rises

Winter is upon us as the Great Orion Nebula rises around sunset and is favorably placed in the East for this astroimaging result. M42 looks good in practically any telescope but the large ones show color and breathtaking views.

Going into color mode yields the result below. Which is preferred?

The final processed photo below accentuates the inner filaments of star bearing nebula deep within the bowels of this simple digital transformation.