M42


13/01/2007
Object name: M42 Orion nebula
Popular name: Orion nebula
Object type: Bright Nebula
Magnitude: 4
Size: 65 60
Position angle: 0
Classification: EN+RN
Apparent RA: 05 35 17.1 Apparent Dec: -05 23 25
Constellation: Orion


M42 Orion nebula


Less than an hour exposure on the M42 region with the 200mm SLR and the 6nm Ha filter has produced a much deeper image than I was expecting - especially as the shot was unbinned.

Captured in ArtemisCapture, calibrated in ImagetoolsCa, DDP in maxim, thuggery in photoshop.

This image was autoguided using my 400mm focal length refractor and my black and white SC1 webcam.

Current Imaging equipment configuration

Exposure Details :

Astrodon 6nm Ha 5x600s on 57mm @ F3 with ART285

Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK