M42/NGC 1977/M43 (The Great Orion Nebula, the De Mairan Nebula and the Running Man Nebula)

Easily visible to the naked eye, the Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the middle of Orion’s sword. The nebula is at the center of a larger stellar cloud that stretches several hundred light years. The De Mairan’s nebula is separated from the Orion Nebula by dark dust lanes; the Running Man nebula is the reflection nebula towards the left in this image. The Orion nebula is of 5th Magnitude and 1,600 light years distant in the constellation of Orion .

 

Image Profile:

Lee, IL

Type: HaRGB

Frames: HaRGB 11x100:7x60:7x60:7x60

Imaging Date: 20130912

Hardware:

-Main scope: Orion EON 120mm

-Guiding Scope: Astro Tech APO 430mm Short Tube

-CCD: QHY9M with filter wheel with LRGB Ha

-Orion Atlas mount

-Orion Glow Filter

Imaging Applications:

-Acquiring: Nebulosity Ver. 3.0.2

-Guiding: PHD Ver. 1.11.3

Processing Applications:

-CCD Stack

-Photoshop cs3

Comments: Clear skies with good transparency, low humidity and dew point.

 

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