M42 Orion Nebula
M42 Orion Nebula
The Orion nebula lies south of the Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion. The nebula is visible to the naked eye and is one of the brightest nebulae in the milky way.
Distance to earth: 1’300 lightyears
Apparent size: 60 arcminutes (2 x the moon)
Imaging time: 2.5 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: January 2017
Total exposure time: 2.5 hours
Color combination: LRGB
Image data:
10 x 60s LUM
11 x 600s LUM
10 x 3 x 60s RGB bin2
