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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Sky-Watcher Black Daimond
Imaging camera:Canon EOS 60Da
Mount:EQ8
Guiding camera:Orion Star Shoot autoguider (SSAG)
Focal reducer:Skywatcher 0.85x Focal Reducer
Software:O'Telescope BackyardEOS, Pixinsight 1.8
Resolution: 1621x1080
Dates:June 4, 2014
Frames: 25x150"
Integration: 1.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 6.16 days
Avg. Moon phase: 37.13%
Astrometry.net job: 415904
RA center: 83.812 degrees
DEC center: -5.448 degrees
Orientation: 179.693 degrees
Field radius: 0.980 degrees
Locations: Glanmire Home Observatory, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Messier object # 42. One of the most spectacular objects in the night sky for both visual observing and imaging. M 42 is approximately 1300 light years away and spans a distance of 1500 light years. The large amounts of nebulosity are composed of hydrogen gas which is in the process of forming new stars.
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