Observation by Paul Anthony Brierley: Mesier 42

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h34^m
Dec: -05°21'
Position angle: -0°48'

Field size

3°02' × 4°27'

Equipment

Tamron lens (300mm F10)
Canon 1000D (Modified with CLS filter)
G11 (Losmandy)

Exposure

40 minutes shot with 3 minute exposures

Location

Whirlpool Observatory SK11

Target name

Orion Nebula

Title

Mesier 42

About this image

This is a close up of the famous Orion Nebula. It was shot on Tuesday when Cupid shot his arrow, missed his target and busted through the cloud cover. POP!

The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.

It is one of the objects that most people turn too when he or she. Has binoculars or a telescope.

Files associated with this observation

Messier-42-F14-18.jpg (357.5 kB)

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