This mosaic of M42 is composed of four separate images, each consisting of a series of 5 minute exposures of RGB. Taken with a SBIG ST8-XME, a NABG camera, M42 greats an interesting challenge, having both bright stars and relatively faint nebula details. These images had to be both de-bloomed and blended with custom software I created for these types of cameras.
Meade 12in LX200, @f6.7, AO-8, ST8-XME