M42

Not the motorway, the Messier object in Orion. Having finally figured out how to align my telescope so that it could track the stars (sort of...) and how to attach my DSLR to the scope without wrecking it, this is a single ten seconds exposure processed in Photoshop and Snapseed.
M42 is a stellar nursery where stars are in the process of formation. It lies about 1300 light years away so this image shows what was going on in 718 AD; approximately. Looking out into the night sky is actually time-travel, for real!!