M42

Orion Nebula

M42

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

January 13, 2013

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 16x2 (bin 1x1), Ha 6x10 (bin 1x1),

Notes

Separate set of subs for the core

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

QSI 683wsg-8

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

Astrodon 3nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop