Date: 12/23/2018
Description: The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Hazy skies with bright gibbious moon, FWHM: 2.5 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 60min H-alpha filter for luminous (12x300sec) at 2x2bin and 60 min RGB each (12 x 300sec/ea.) at 2x2 bin using RGB filters
Guiding: ProTrac assisted guiding of 10 sec guide rate at 2x2 bin using NOAG
Equipment:
FLI 8300 CCD (LRGB filters), cooled to -30deg C
AT12RC at F8
Starlight Focuser
NOAG with StarlightXpress Lodestar II guide camera
Paramount ME Mount
SW:
SkyX, PixIsight - calibration with darks, flats, bias and color correction
Observatory site : Northern VA