Object: M42 Common name: Great Orion Nebula Other names: NGC1976 Optics: 10" LX200GPS at f/6.3 Mount: Standard Field Tripod and Superwedge Camera: SBIG ST-7E Exposure: 20 seconds Sub-exposures: — Temp: -6° C Other Accessories: — Location: Arcadia, CA Date: November 14, 2002 Processing: Image acquisition and DFR in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask, and MBR in Photoshop. Other Notes: The Great Orion Nebula shines at 4th magnitude and is one of the largest and most well-known nebulae in the Northern hemisphere. It's easily visible with the naked eye as a small blurry patch South of Orion's belt. This is a very short exposure and narrow field of view that shows only the core of the nebula. « Back to Image Gallery