M42 – Great Orion Nebula

Posted February 15th, 2012 by Dan

Image Location and Date: OCA dark sky site in Anza, CA on January 17th, 2012
Object: Great Orion Nebula
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150mm Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: Modified Canon 350D
Lights: 6 x 600sec, 15 x 300sec, 20 x 60sec @ ISO 800 (155 Minutes)
Calibration: Darks
Guide scope: Vixen 8×50mm finder with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guiding with PHD, captured with APT, stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in PixInsight + Photoshop for final color adjustment.

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