M42- Great Orion Nebula

-Object Info-

Name: Orion Nebula

Other names: M42, NGC1976

Type: HII ionized region, emission nebula, star forming region

V Mag: 5.0

 

-Image Info-

Date: October 22, 2010

Location: Florida Tech, Melbourne, FL

Telescope: Ortega .8m

Imager: FLI 1024x1024

CCD Temp: -20 C

Filters: BVR

Exposure: B(7)V(7)R(7) x 45s each

Total Exposure: 15.75min

Calibration: 50 bias, 20 dark, BVR 6 flats each

Processing: calibrated in IRAF, combined in Maxim DL, post processed in Photoshop

 

In the image North is up and East is to the left.

 

Credit: Student Astronomical Society members Don Schumacher, Andrew Colson, Beverly Watson, Norah Ashoura, Rachel Furtado, Tom Barranger, and Ashley Vargas

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