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Name(s): |
M42 - Orion nebula |
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Date : |
2008-12-07 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Local light pollution, snow on the ground |
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Weather : |
-2°C |
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Moon : |
9 days |
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Setup : |
SW 80/400 on EQ3, guided with SPC900 over Finderscope 5x30 |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D |
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Exposure : |
22x120s ISO 800 10x30s ISO 800 |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
The great Orion nebula is a difusse nebula located south of the Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest deep sky objects, even visible with the unaided eye. Located at 1300 light-years of distance from our Solar System, it is the closest region of star formation.
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Object size & distance |
60 arc minutes, 1300 ly |
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