Observation by Alan Ferguson: M42 Orion Nebula

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Alan Ferguson

Observer

Alan Ferguson

Observed

2025 Jan 02 - 21:50

Uploaded

2025 Jan 29 - 20:51

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h35^m
Dec: -05°23'
Position angle: +99°35'

Field size

1°47' × 1°12'

Equipment

ZWO FF107 APO
ASI2600MC Duo

Exposure

20 x 180 secs

Location

Oxfordshire, UK

Target name

M42

Title

M42 Orion Nebula

About this image

I was interested to look at the difference in this object with and without the use of the Optolong L-Enhance Dual Band filter. This image is without the filter, to be compared with my image with this filter. I have processed both images using the same workflow.

Files associated with this observation

M42_No_Filter.jpg (1.6 MB)

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