Orion Sword Mosaic

Orion Nebula M 42 (NGC 1976), M 43 (NGC 1982) and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977)

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Object

Type

Cluster with nebulas
Constellation Orion
Coordinates RA:05h 35m 17s  D:-05° 23' 25"
Magnitude 4,0
Size 65x65 arc min

Image

Optics Celestron 8" SC with reducer at f/6,3
Mount Losmandy G11 with Gemini goto
Camera Sbig ST10XME with CFW10 filters wheel
Exposure RHa-RGB 25 hours total
Notes Six frames mosaic, took in 11 nights.

 

 

 

Below you can see a detail on Messier 43

 

 

Where is this object in the night sky? Below a sky chart of the location (from Stellarium 8.0 planetarium).

 

 

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