Messier 43  

Object Details:

  •   Emission Nebula in Orion

  •  Ra = 05 hours 35 minutes

  •  Dec =  -05  degrees 16 minutes

  •  Distance: 1600 Light years

  •  Size:        

  •  Mag:       

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:  
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    • R    36 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
      G:     18 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
      B:      18 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 6 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: Jan 2011

 

              

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