Daniel Pasternak 4 Nov 2015a
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years[3][6] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.
The Orion Nebula is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features.[8] The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed protoplanetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
Distance from Gaia (earth) 1,344 light years away
Magnitude 4.0
Dimensions 65′ × 60’ arcmins
Radius 12 light years
Canon 450d bought used for $99.00: I removed the 2 filters from inside the camera making it a full spectrum camera. LPS-2 light pollution filter.
CGEM-DX mount / C-11 in Hyperstar Mode F/2
500 lights 30 seconds each, 5 darks, 25 bias, 1 old flat from last year. Stacked in Deepsky stacker and tweaked in Photoshop.
Daniel Pasternak 4 Nov 2015a
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years[3][6] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.
The Orion Nebula is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features.[8] The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed protoplanetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
Distance from Gaia (earth) 1,344 light years away
Magnitude 4.0
Dimensions 65′ × 60’ arcmins
Radius 12 light years
Canon 450d bought used for $99.00: I removed the 2 filters from inside the camera making it a full spectrum camera. LPS-2 light pollution filter.
CGEM-DX mount / C-11 in Hyperstar Mode F/2
500 lights 30 seconds each, 5 darks, 25 bias, 1 old flat from last year. Stacked in Deepsky stacker and tweaked in Photoshop.