M42 Orion Nebula
M42 Orion Nebula LRGB
M42 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Orion it is approxmiatly 1350 lights years from Earth. It is about 25light years accross. The Orion Nebula is an example of a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. The Nebula is part of a much larger nebula that is known as the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The nebula is visible with the naked eye, even from areas affected by some ligh pollution . It is seen as the middle “star” in the sword of Orion, which are the three stars located south of Orion’s Belt.
Crop of the Trapezium
M42 10min Lum Subframes x 18 = 180 min combined image
M42 10min Red Subframes x 12 = 120 min combined image
M42 10min Green Subframes x 12 = 120 min combined image
M42 10min Blue Subframes x 18 = 180 min combined image
Scope TMB130mm
Camera Apogee U8300
Mount Atlas EQG
Filters Astrodon LRGB Gen1
Exposures L 3hrs R2hrs G2hrs B2hrs 10min subs
Location Connellsville Pa. Home Observatory 2011