M42 Nebula - Color

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

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