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M42 / M43 -- Orion Nebula
Object
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Type |
Diffuse Nebula |
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Constellation |
Orion |
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Distance |
1,344 light years |
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Magnitude |
4.0 |
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Size |
65 x 60 arc-min |
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Notes |
M43 is directly left of M42 |
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Running Man Nebula is left of the Orion Nebula and consists of NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977 |
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Running Man Nebula is also called Sh 2-279 |
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NGC 1981 is the open cluster within Sh 2-279 |
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Image
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Date |
2008-10-01 |
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Place |
Okie-Tex Star Party |
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Exposure Data |
RGB 20 mins @ non-cooled, unguided |
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36x30 sec, 24x10 sec, 12x1 sec |
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Notes |
Created pseudo Lum from RGB data |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106N |
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Focal Length |
530 mm @f/5.0 |
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Mount |
Takahashi NJP |
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Camera |
Canon 40D DSLR |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
None |
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Software |
TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDStack 2+, PhotoShop CS6 |
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