M42 - The Great Orion Nebula on 2/26/10

Camera: Nikon D50

Exposure: 17m 40s (40 frames varying from 5s to 90s) ISO 800 RGB

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Flattener/Correction: MPCC

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: Yes - PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

 

Note: The Moon was nearly full when this was taken...

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