Date: 12/7/2019
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.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky.
Also can see the Sh2-279 (alternatively designated S279 or Sharpless 279) is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion's Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula. [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Thin high clouds most of the night with 50% moon shine , FWHM: 3.1 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 60 min Color de-bayered (20 x 180 sec) at 1x1 bin using Celestron LPF
Guiding: Unguided
Equipment:
ZWO ASI 183 Color Pro -10 deg C
8” RASA at F2
Paramount ME Mount
SW:
SkyX, PixIsight - calibration with darks, bias and color correction
Observatory site : Northern VA