Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 Ori)  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 Ori)  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 Ori)  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  HD294220  ·  HD294221  ·  HD294259  ·  HD294261  ·  HD294262  ·  HD294263  ·  HD294293  ·  HD36539  ·  HD36540  ·  HD36550  ·  HD36559  ·  HD36560  ·  HD36593  ·  HD36606  ·  HD36629  ·  HD36630  ·  HD36655  ·  HD36670  ·  And 96 more.
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The Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42 (or M42 for short), is the nearest star-forming region to Earth, located approximately 1,350 light-years away and is about 2 million years old. The majestic nebula can even be seen with the naked eye as it has an apparent magnitude of +4. The faintest object the human eye can see under the best conditions is +6 on the astronomical magnitude scale. The Orion Nebula is part of a larger stellar network — the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (also known as the Orion Complex), one of the most active star-forming regions visible in the sky.

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7 Hours Integration
Explore Scientific 102mm EDT
Starfield Optics 0.8x FF/FR to F/5.6
ZWO ASI 2600MC-Pro Gain 100 / -20C Temp
Optolong UV/IR Cut 2"
iOptron GEM28 Guided
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Bortle 5

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The Great Orion Nebula, Hunter Outten