M42

Orion Nebula

M42

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

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