The Orion Nebula M42 (right) is actually part of a much larger nebula that is known as Cluster Orion Molecular Cloud and extends throughout the constellation, including the Barnard's Loop, Horse Head Nebula (left) and the Flame Nebula. Astrogenesis observed in the entire area of Orion Nebula. |
Location Exposure Dates |
Mauna Keratea Obs (Ha) & Mt Parnon RGB - November - December 2013 |
Lens |
Jupiter 200mm f4 |
Mount |
Ioptron IEQ45 EQ Mount & Celestron Cge Pro |
Camera |
QHY9 CCD, Temp -25 C |
Guiding |
TS 200mm Finder, QHYII5L, PHD Guide |
Filters / Exposures |
L 35x600 sec bin 1x, Ha 35x900 sec bin 1x, RGB 9x600 (Per eatch filter) bin 1x , 12χ30 sec LRGB |
Total Exposure time |
19,5 ~ hours |
Software |
Nebulosity 3, Deep Sky Stacker, Maxim DL, Pixinshight, Photoshop CS6. |