M42
The Great Nebula in Orion
Photographs by Matthew T. Russell
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Messier Number: M42 NGC Number: NGC 1976 Common Name: The Great Nebula in Orion Constellation: Orion Distance from Earth: ~2,000 Light Years Visual Magnitude: 4.0 Size: 85 x 60 arc minutes |
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Date Taken: 1/24/2004 - 3/13/2004 Location: Black Forest, CO Equipment: 16" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien Paramount ME SBIG 10E, NABG SBIG CFW-8 Exposure Specs: 7 image mosaic ~ 16 hours total Each Frame: Lum: 12x5 min Red: 6x5 min Grn: 6x5 min Blu: 6x5 min Processed with: MaximDL v3 AIP for Windows Adobe Photoshop CE |
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