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ORION'S SWORD

This image, which was taken from Elgin, Scotland, shows NGC 1977, M42, M43 and NGC 1980 - i.e. ORION'S SWORD

Imaging equipment: Sky-Watcher 80ED, HEQ5 mount, Canon EOS 300D at prime focus, Astronomik CLS filter. Exposure details: Sub-frames of 900 Secs and 1000 Secs, taken on 28-29 Nov 2008; 600 Secs, 180 Secs and 60 Secs, taken on 4-5 Nov 2008: all @ f/7.5, ISO-800. Guiding equipment: Sky-Watcher 100ED, StarShoot Autoguider.

Sub-frames for the central part of M42 were taken on 21-22 Dec 2007 with an unguided Sky-Watcher Evostar-100ED Pro @ f/9 and Canon EOS 300D at prime focus. Exposure details: 1 x 30 Secs, ISO-1600; 10 x 20 Secs, ISO-800; 1 x 10 Secs, ISO-800.

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Uploaded on April 27, 2009

Taken on November 28, 2008

ORION'S SWORD

This image, which was taken from Elgin, Scotland, shows NGC 1977, M42, M43 and NGC 1980 - i.e. ORION'S SWORD

Imaging equipment: Sky-Watcher 80ED, HEQ5 mount, Canon EOS 300D at prime focus, Astronomik CLS filter. Exposure details: Sub-frames of 900 Secs and 1000 Secs, taken on 28-29 Nov 2008; 600 Secs, 180 Secs and 60 Secs, taken on 4-5 Nov 2008: all @ f/7.5, ISO-800. Guiding equipment: Sky-Watcher 100ED, StarShoot Autoguider.

Sub-frames for the central part of M42 were taken on 21-22 Dec 2007 with an unguided Sky-Watcher Evostar-100ED Pro @ f/9 and Canon EOS 300D at prime focus. Exposure details: 1 x 30 Secs, ISO-1600; 10 x 20 Secs, ISO-800; 1 x 10 Secs, ISO-800.