M42 -The Orion Nebula

 
 
 
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  • RA: 5:34
  • Dec: -5:27
  • Magnitude: 4.0
  • Distance: 1600 ly
  • Constellation: Orion
  • Scope: 8" SCT at f/10
  • Autoguider: ST-4
  • Sky conditions:  Good seeing and transparency
  • Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D
  • Exposure:  5x1, 3x5, and 3x10 minutes
  • Date:  11/20/2006
 
 
Comments:  A gorgeous object.  The brightest and one of the finest and most well-known diffuse nebula in the sky, visible to the naked eye.  A late fall and  winter delight.