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One of the most visible, beautiful and easily identifiable of the messier objects in the northern hemisphere. Situated below
the belt of Orion about 1200 light years away , the Large Orion nebula is a large cloud of star forming clouds and dust . The centre
4 stars are part of the trapezium cluster where stars are currently forming.
M42 Orion Nebula | |
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R.A. | 05h 35m 39.661s (2000.0) |
Dec. | -5deg; 26' 46.02" (2000.0) |
Apparent Size | 66' x 60' |
Radial Velocity | N/A |
Magnitude | +4.00 |
Distance | 1200 LY |
Group of Galaxies | Within Milky Way |
Other IDs | M42 NGC 1976 |
Scope | Intes Micro MN56 |
Mount | EQ6 skyscan unguided. |
Exposure | L : 100 x 10 sec, Ha:18 x 30 sec, O3: 10 x 30 sec, Si2 : 14 x 30 sec |
Post-processing | stacked, curved layered and mixed in AA3. Mild edge preserving smooth from PSP 7 applied to final image. |
Filters | TT IR, Astronomik Ha and Si2, Meade O3. |
Camera | Starlight Express SXV-H9 |
Location | Claines Top Observatory |
Date | 29th November 2005, 22:00 - 02:00 L channel taken on 21st Jan 2006. |
Scope | 120mm f5 helios refractor |
Mount | Vixen GP-DX unguided |
Exposure | 2 min unguided |
Post-processing | Scanned in. No sharpening. |
Filters | None |
Camera | Canon FX1 |
Location | Cotswolds |
Date | 15th Jan 2002. |