M42
M42
Object | |
| Description: | Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Distance: | 1,600 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | December 15, 2007 |
| Location: | Carlsbad, CA |
| Exposure: | Ha 6x5, R 3x3, G 3x3, B 3x3 (bin 1x1) |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector |
| Focal Length: | 1800mm @f/9 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-2000XM |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon RGB, 6nm Ha |
| Software: | CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |