Observation by Clive Beech: M42, Orion Nebula

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Clive Beech

Observer

Clive Beech

Observed

2016 Dec 01 - 00:15

Uploaded

2017 Jan 01 - 15:30

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h34^m
Dec: -05°23'
Position angle: -6°35'

Field size

1°18' × 1°02'

Equipment

William Optics Zenithstar II 80ED refractor
Starlight Xpress SXVR H694 CCD imager
Photometric B, Photometric Rc and Photometric V filters

Exposure

4x30sec Blue, 4x30s Rc (red) and 4x30sec V (green) all at 1x1 binning

Location

Plymouth

Target name

M42, Orion Nebula

Title

M42, Orion Nebula

About this image

Images aligned and stacked using AstroArt 6. This software was also used to capture the images.

Files associated with this observation

M42 Colour.jpg (1.7 MB)

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Tom Moran, Jeremy Shears, Peter Carson, Ian Rothwell

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