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| Date: 07/01/2010 |
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Name: The Great Orion Nebula & Ruuning Man Nebula - Distance 1,600 Light Years - Mag 5 The Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula Messier 42 and 43. M42 is the brightest star forming, and the brightest diffuse nebula in the sky, and also one of the brightest deep sky objects of all. M42 is estimated to be 24 light years across. |
| Location: Greenwood WA - Backyard | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
| Optics: Skywatcher ED80 | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Exposure: 800ASA - 39 x 180 Seconds | RGB BKG Cal: Yes | |
| Total Exposure: 1 Hour 57 Minutes. | Per Channel Cal: Yes | |
| Guiding: DSI on Mead LX200R. | Method: Median Kappa-Sigma K=2/I=5 | |
| Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD | Darks: Yes | |
| Focus: Bahtinov Mask | Flat: No | |
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| RA (J2000): 05 h 35.142 Min | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
| DEC (J2000): -05 Deg 25.916 Min | ||
| Constellation: Orion | ||
| Distance: 1,344 Light Years |
