Observation by Alun Halsey: M42

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2022 Jan 13 - 21:10

Uploaded

2022 Jan 15 - 19:42

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h34^m
Dec: -05°36'
Position angle: +122°33'

Field size

2°27' × 1°55'

Equipment

Canon 300mm f/4 prime focus lens
SX Trius 694 mono + Baader 7nm Ha filter
CEM60
50mm finder + ASI462MC (guiding)

Exposure

12 x 300 seconds = 1hr

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Orion Nebula

Title

M42

About this image

12 subframes of 300 seconds each plus an extra set of subs at fifteen seconds for the core region stacked in Deepskystacker (dark frames subtracted),using layers to combine the two images and processed in Photoshop CS2 using various routines from Annie's Actions and Astronomy Tools action set.

Files associated with this observation

M42-12x300s.jpg (1.1 MB)

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