M42, the Orion Nebula |
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| The constellation Orion and the Orion Nebula are among the most recognizable constellation and nebula in the sky. They are equally visible in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, providing most of the world’s population a great view of one of the night sky’s showcase objects. Step out on a clear winter evening in the Northern Hemisphere (summer in the Southern Hemisphere), locate Orion’s belt and look south of the center star, towards Orion’s sword. With reasonably dark skies, one of the “stars” in Orion’s sword could be seen to be a bit fuzzy. Guess what? That’s the Orion Nebula! | ||
| Constellation: Orion | ||
| When Visible: December - April | ||
| Distance: 1,500 Light-years | ||
| Dates:
Hubble Palette version: December 2005 HaRGB version: January 2019 |
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| Locations:
Hubble Palette version: Highland County, Ohio |
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| Exposure Details: Hubble Palette Version Hydrogen-Alpha: 4 x 5 Minutes for the outer regions, 3 x 1 Minute for the Trapezium region, binned 1x1 S-II: 4 x 5 Minutes for the outer regions, 3 x 1 Minute for the Trapezium region, binned 1x1 O-III: 4 x 5 Minutes for the outer regions, 3 x 1 Minute for the Trapezium region, binned 1x1 HaRGB Version: Hydrogen-Alpha: 6 x 10 Minutes for the outer regions, 10 x 1 Minutes for hte Trapezium, binned 1x1 R: 5 x 5 Minutes for the outer regions, 3 x 1 Minutes for hte Trapezium, binned 1x1 G: 5 x 5 Minutes for the outer regions, 3 x 1 Minutes for hte Trapezium, binned 1x1 B: 5 x 5 Minutes for the outer regions, 3 x 1 Minutes for hte Trapezium, binned 1x1 A version from 2004 can be seen here Takahashi FSQ-102 on a Takahashi EM200 Temma-PC mount. SBIG ST-8XE camera with 5-position filter wheel and Astrodon filters. Self-guided using camera's built-in guide chip. L: 10 x 1 Minute Binned 1x1 for outer regions, 10 x 10 Seconds Binned 1x1 for Core region R: 5 x 1 Minute Binned 2x2 for outer regions, 5 x 10 Seconds Binned 2x2 for Core region G: 5 x 1 Minute Binned 2x2 for outer regions, 5 x 10 Seconds Binned 2x2 for Core region B: 5 x 1 Minute Binned 2x2 for outer regions, 5 x 10 Seconds Binned 2x2 for Core region |
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| Equipment Used:
Hubble Palette Version: Takahashi FSQ-102 on a Takahashi EM200 Temma-PC mount. SBIG STL-6303 camera with 5-position filter wheel and Astrodon narrowband filters. Self-guided using camera's built-in guide chip. HaRGB version: Astro-Physics AP130EDFGT with dedicated flattener on an Astro-Physics AP1200GTO mount. SBIG STL-11000 camera. Guided with an SBIG remote guide head through a Borg 50mm guide scope. |
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| Acquisition Software : MaximDL, TheSky6 (CCDSoft used instead of MaximDL for LRGB version)) | ||
| Processing Software: MaximDL, Photoshop CS, IrFanView (CCDSoft used instead of MaximDL for LRGB version) | ||
