Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  NGC 1999  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
M42, 



    
        

            Bruce
M42
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M42, 



    
        

            Bruce
M42
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Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT65EDQ
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3
Mounts
CGEM DX
Software
O'Telescope BackyardEOS · photoshop
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Vixen VC 200L
Guiding Cameras
Orion StarShoot AutoGuider

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 6, 2013
Frames:
107×360(10h 42′)
Integration:
10h 42′
Avg. Moon age:
23.55 days
Avg. Moon phase:
35.32%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 369666

RA center: 05h35m25s.4

DEC center: -05°2432

Pixel scale: 8.681 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 89.102 degrees

Field radius: 1.729 degrees

Resolution: 1190x800

File size: 382.8 KB

Locations: Meadowlark Ridge Observatory, New Glarus, Wisconsin, United States

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M42, 



    
        

            Bruce