Home Index page Previous image Next image

Click to view the full size image: 1588x1187, 250 KB
Click on the image for the full size version: 1588x1187, 250 KB
Orion Nebula in Emission-Line
M42
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Orion
Distance 1,600 ly
Magnitude 4
Angular Size 85x60 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 1/3/2006
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 60:60:60 mins @ -20C
SII 30x2, Ha 30x2, OIII 30x2 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes Astromart's Picture of the Day 2/5/2006
Ha also used as the Luminance layer
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop

Site and content copyright ©2005-2009 Behyar Bakhshandeh. All rights reserved.