M-42 IN ORION: Having wanted to photograph the Orion Nebula since I was a lad, I finally got my chance on February 18, 2007. This is a single image (non-composite, not stacked). (12" LX-90, alt-az, 6.3 focal reducer, 22 secs., Canon EOS20D)

Photo credit: Jim W. Coleman; St. Wiggles Observatory; Port Orchard, Wa.; www.thenakedastronomer.com