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Object(s):
M42

Constellation:
Orion

Description:
Colour CCD Image of M42 (Great Nebula in Orion)

Date/Time:
2004-02-05

22:20 to 22:27h UT

CCD Image:
ST7 Image
14.6 x 10.1 arc min , 2.55 arc sec/pixel
#56008-25
File: M42.20040205.colour.vn1b.jpg (6 kb)
Subject: M42

Exposure:
Red 3x10s (av), Green 3x10s (av), Blue 3x20s (av). Luminance 6x10s (av) , 2x2 binning
None
CCD temp. -20 deg C
Filter : RGB, Clear

Equipment:
SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera
Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200)
operating at f/7.1 (F=1447mm)
Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier
Setup: 8" LX200>NGF>F6.3 teleconvertor>#T62>CFW8>ST7

Observer/Location:
David Richards
Backyard observatory [Clair]
(rural site, 20m amsl)
Aberdeenshire, UK

Seeing:
Near Full Moon

Sky Position:

Processing:
Dark Subtract, Image Align, Average by Filter, LRGB Combine. Gamma correction(1.70)
Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5

Related Images:
Colour Image

Page Links:
Nebulae
Images (2004-02-05) / M42


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