Object Details:

• Emission and Dark  Nebula in Orion

•  RA:          12 hours 40 minutes

•  Dec:         -11 degrees 37 minutes

•  Distance: 65 million Light years

•  Size:         9 x 4

•  Mag:        8

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • L:       36 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1
  • R:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    G:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    B:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 6 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: June 2008 RGB,  May 2010 Luminance

mage Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  •  
  • R:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    G:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    B:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 3 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: June 2008 RGB,  May 2010 Luminance

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