M42-Great Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the constellation of Orion and is one of the brightest nebulae. It is also visible to the naked eye in the night sky. (It is the middle "star" of the handle of the saucepan.) It is located approximately 1,344 light years from Earth and is the closest region of massive star formation.

 

This is just a short image run of RGB only as orion didn't rise over the roof of the house next door until late in the evening. It is also probably one of the most photographed nebulae in the night sky.

 

Equipment Details:

•8 Inch Skywatcher Quattro Carbon Fibre F4.0 Newtonian Reflector

•Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount

•SBIG STT 8300m CCD Camera cooled to -20'c

•SBIG FW8G-STT Filter Wheel

•Baader Red, Green, Blue Filters

•SKywatcher BD 102mm Guide Scope

•Meade DSIii CCD Guide Camera

•Polemaster for polar alignment

 

Exposure Details:

•Red 15X60 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Green 15X60 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Blue 15X60 seconds - Bin 1x1

 

Total Integration Time: 45 mins

 

 

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