Observation by Andrew Jeffries: M42

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Mr Andrew Jeffries

Observer

Andrew Jeffries

Observed

2021 Jan 21 - 22:41

Uploaded

2021 Jan 23 - 20:46

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h37^m
Dec: -04°18'
Position angle: -2°44'

Field size

6°52' × 10°18'

Equipment

Canon 6D with 100-400 zoom at 200mm
EQ5 mount with drive setup.

Exposure

60x5s light frames

Location

SE wales

Target name

M42

Title

M42

About this image

After some heavy rain we have had a few clear nights and the stars shone like diamonds in the sky. The good thing about the rain is it washes all the pollution out of the sky. Despite a bright half moon I decided to try a few shots and this was the best.

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M42_port_filtered.jpg (1.7 MB)

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