Observation by Alun Halsey: Messier 42

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2016 Oct 23 - 00:30

Uploaded

2016 Nov 09 - 00:32

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h35^m
Dec: -05°19'
Position angle: -86°41'

Field size

1°11' × 0°47'

Equipment

Skywatcher Esprit 150ED Apo Triplet
Canon 1000D modified (IR filter removed)
2" UHC filter
EQ6 pro mount
60mm f11 refractor and QHY5L-II for guiding

Exposure

Three minutes at ISO 800

Location

Berkshire UK

Target name

Orion Nebula (M42)

Title

Messier 42

About this image

10 subframes taken at 3 minutes apiece for nebulosity detail + two subs at 1 minute for the core detail. Both sets stacked in Deepskystacker (no darks nor flats) and processed in Photoshop using layers and masks to merge core detail.

Files associated with this observation

M42--10x3min-c_0.jpg (394.7 kB)

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