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  Name(s): De Mairan's Nebula  
  Date : 2008-12-07  
  Location : Podljubelj  
  Conditions : Local light pollution, snow on the ground  
  Weather : -2°C  
  Moon : 9 days  
  Setup : SW 80/400 on EQ3, guided with SPC900 on Finderscope 5x30  
  Camera : Canon 450D  
  Exposure : 22x120s ISO 800 10x30s ISO 800  
  Processing : Iris, PS  
  Object description : M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula is a part of the Orion Nebula, separated from the main nebula by a lane of dust  
  Object size & distance 20 arc minutes, 1300 ly