M42

Orion Nebula

M42

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,600 ly

Capture Details

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