Object Details:

• Emission and Dark  Nebula in Orion

•  RA:          02 hours 23 minutes

•  Dec:         +42 degrees 21 minutes

•  Distance: 32 Million Light years

•  Size:        14.0' x 2.0'

•  Mag:       10.0

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:      24 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    G:      24 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    B:      24 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 6 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: January  2009

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