David's Astronomy Pages (Sky Tours)
Jan (2) - Orion Molecular Cloud

Image collection based on the sky tour "Nebulous splendors of the Orion Molecular Cloud" featured in the Jan 2009 edition of Astronomy Now.

Bullet  1. M42/M43 - Nebula (Orion Nebula)
Bullet  2. NGC 2024 - Nebula (Flame Nebula)
Bullet  3. B33 (Horsehead Nebula) - dark nebula, set against emission nebula IC 434
Bullet  4. M78 - Bright Nebula (NGC 2067/2068)
Bullet  5. Rosette Nebula - Emission nebula (NGC 2237-39) (waiting on better image)
Bullet  6. NGC 2264 - Open Cluster with Nebulosity (Christmas Tree Nebula & Cone Nebula)
   
 

1.  M42/M43 -  Nebula (Orion Nebula)

M42/M43  (Orion)
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (50% size)
120 sec, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2007-12-08 02:38hUT (#240241-52)
  
M42/M43 - detail 
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (50% size)
Log Scale
Image details as above
  
M42 (Orion)
Image
  
Image
CCD Colour Image
Red 3x10s (av), Green 3x10s (av),
Blue 3x20s (av). Luminance 6x10s (av)
2004-02-05  22:20 to 22:27 h UT (#56008-25)
8" LX200 SCT operating at F6.3
Gamma correction 1.70
 
M43 (Orion)
Image
CCD Image, 30s exposure
2003-01-23 23:12h UT (#41219)
Image : 11.4 x 7.6 arc mins
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e

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2.   NGC 2024 - Nebula (Flame Nebula)

NGC 2024 (Orion) 
Bright Star is Alnitak, Mag +1.8 
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (6 frames)
2 min exposure, C Filter (x0.5 size reduction)
2004-12-29 01:30 h UT (#81125-30)
(Larger Size)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e

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3.   B33 (Horsehead Nebula) - dark nebula,   set against emission nebula IC 434

IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula (Orion)
Image
False Colour CCD Image
19 x 1 min exposure (average combine), C Filter
2005-01-05 23:06h UT (#82085-105)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e
 
Image 
 CCD Image
(Image as above, normal orientation)

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4.   M78 - Bright Nebula (NGC 2067/2068)

M78 (Orion)
Image
CCD Image (75% size,. cropped)
4 x 45sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-25 21:16 h UT  (#457171-74)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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5.  Rosette Nebula - Emission nebula (NGC 2237-39) 

Part of Caldwell 49 / NGC 2239 (Canis Minor)  
Image
CCD Image 
11 x 120s exposure (median combine),  C Filter
2004-01-05 22:35 h UT  (#82073-83)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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6.  NGC 2264 - Open Cluster with Nebulosity (Christmas Tree Nebula & Cone Nebula)

NGC 2264 / Herschel H27-5=H5-8  (Monoceros) 
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (25% size)
45 sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-12-11 03:02h UT  (#403363-77)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
[Larger Image, 50% size]
 
NGC 2264 - detail showing Cone Nebula
Image
CCD Image (75% size)
3 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-12-11 04:03 h UT  (#403391-93)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 2264 - detail
Image
False Colour CCD Image (75% size)
Simple red hue
Image details as above

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