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M42
M42 The Great Orion Nebula
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The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC
1976) is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt.
It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the
naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of
about 1,500 light years away, and is the closest region of
star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be
30 light years across. Older texts frequently referred to
the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula.
The Orion Nebula is considered to be one of the most
scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and
is among the most intensely-studied celestial features.[5]
The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars
and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of
gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed
protoplanetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent
motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of
massive nearby stars in the nebula. .
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Information
 | Instrument: W.O. FLT132 |
| Mount: Vixen New Atlux |
| Exposure: 3 x 10 Minute in each RGB |
| Camera: SBIG STL11k |
| Sensitivity: N/A |
| Date: October 25, 2008 |
| Exposure start: 1AM |
| Location: Cranbourne, Vic |
| Autoguider: W.O. Megrez 88FD + Meade DSI2 |
| Enhancement: CCD-Soft / Photoscop CS3 |
Notes: The Running Man picture is from the same raw data
as this. It is interesting to see the difference the levels
can make. |
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