Observation by Les Dickens: Messier 42 and other nearby nebulae

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Les Dickens

Observer

Les Dickens

Observed

2019 Jan 30 - 23:53

Uploaded

2019 Feb 02 - 14:37

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h35^m
Dec: -05°23'
Position angle: +92°03'

Field size

2°01' × 1°30'

Equipment

77mm F6.5 achromatic refractor
QHY9s mono camera
Processed with IRIS software

Exposure

180 x 30s luminance; 40 x 30s for each R, G and B fliter

Location

Cheltenham, Glos. 51° 53' 01" N, 02° 05' 42" W

Target name

NGC 1976 (M42) - "Orion Nebula"

Title

Messier 42 and other nearby nebulae

About this image

77mm f6.5 achromatic refractor + QHY9S mono camera.

Another attempt at using LRGB techniques, this time using plain RGB rather than narrow band filters.

Images processed using IRIS software.

Files associated with this observation

M42 2019.01.27 (colour).jpg (497.7 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Eric Watkins, Dr Ollie Garrett, Paul Anthony Brierley, Andy Wilson, Les Dickens, Callum Potter

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