M42

Orion Nebula in Emission-Line

M42

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

January 3, 2006

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 30x2, Ha 30x2, OIII 30x2 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Astromart's Picture of the Day 2/5/2006

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop