M42
M42
Object | |
| Description: | Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Distance: | 1,600 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | February 26, 2006 |
| Location: | Carlsbad, CA |
| Exposure: | Ha 30x2, R 30x1, G 30x1, B 30x1 (bin 1x1) |
| Notes: | Ha used as the Luminance layer |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
| Mount: | Celestron CGE |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-2000XM |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha |
| Software: | Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop |