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The Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976)

The Orion Nebula (M42) is close to Earth in universe scale at only 1,344 light years away. The nebula is visible to the naked eye, even in light polluted areas as a "fuzzy" star in the middle of Orion's sword,, to the south of Orions belt. This nebula is busy forming new planets and stars.

 

My first astro photography photograph.

 

Capture Details:

Exposure duration: 38x 120s (1h16m)

ISO: 800

Canon EOS 1100D

AdvancedVX Mount

Sky-Watcher Pro 80ED APO Refractor (600mm Focal Length, 3.1" or 80mm Aperture)

Guider: Orion Magnificent Mini Autoguider

Post processing: DeepSkyStacker + Corel Photo Paint X6

 

All Star Polar Alignment assistance: @AstroTanja

Auto-guider configuration assistance: @TheAstroShake

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Uploaded on August 23, 2014
Taken on August 23, 2014