A normal Orion and friends with the Takahashi FSQ 106-EDX4

An Orion Nebula photo with subtle processing: minimal data stretching, soft vibrance, and balanced saturation and contrast for a natural, authentic look - I think anyway.

I grow weary of seeing Orion in so many bright, bloated, and unnatural colors.

It took about 9 hours over two nights on this one.

Some bizarre light banding came out in the processing that I attempted to remove but overall I'm happy with the effort.

In spirit of not "killing Orion" with too much processing,  I tried to be mindful of my histograms and clipping when processing to try and get a more "true to life" photo.

For reference, my SII channel with zero processing other than a stretch is below the full color image.

Takahashi FSQ 106 EDX4 (reduced to F/3)

6200 MM, Chroma 3nm Filters

AM5