M42 - The Orion Nebula
The brightest and probably most well-known nebula in the sky.

  • RA: 5:34
  • Dec: -5:27
  • Size: 85' x 60'
  • Magnitude: 4.0
  • Distance: 1600 ly
  • Constellation: Orion
  • Millennium Star Atlas: Vol. I, p. 278
  • Scope: 8" SCT at f/6.3
  • Autoguider: Handguided
  • Sky conditions: Clear partially moonlight night with heavy frost
  • Film: Hypersensitized Fuji Super G 800+
  • Exposure: 30 minutes
  • Date: 11-8-97

The final shot taken during the evening which also included M45 and NGC 891.


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