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Richard Higby Astrophotography
M42 The Great Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebula in the night sky and can be seen with the naked eye as a cloudy patch in the belt of orion.
This nebula is considered to be a 'star factory' andis one of the most scrutinised deep space objects.
Distance: 1,344 light years.
Image Detail: (Taken during 2009)
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130F @ F/7.7 (FL=1000mm)
Camera: ST2000XMC @ -20 deg C.
Guiding: Internal with CCDSoft
Exposures: Colour 3 x 600 seconds
Binning: All 1x1
Processing: Images Plus / Ps CS / - Cropped image.
Location: North Sydney suburban backyard.
This nebula is considered to be a 'star factory' andis one of the most scrutinised deep space objects.
Distance: 1,344 light years.
Image Detail: (Taken during 2009)
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130F @ F/7.7 (FL=1000mm)
Camera: ST2000XMC @ -20 deg C.
Guiding: Internal with CCDSoft
Exposures: Colour 3 x 600 seconds
Binning: All 1x1
Processing: Images Plus / Ps CS / - Cropped image.
Location: North Sydney suburban backyard.
