The Great Orion Nebula and the Running Man Nebula.
| Image | M42 Nebula and Running Man Nebula 20071206 |
| Telescope |
William Optics
110mm APO f/5.95 Refractor telescope, Observatory mounted Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDOps. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled (modified). |
| Exposures | 25 x 3.5-minute exposures @ ISO 200. |
| Total Exposure time | 87.5-minutes. |
| Filter/equipment |
WO APO 0.8x Field
Flattener/Reducer. Baader 2" UV/IR Cut Filter. |
| Processing | Darks, bias and flat-fielded in Iris, masked in Photoshop and Noiseware. |
| Exposure Date | 2007 Dec 06 |
| Notes | This image is not the entire field of view captured
by the camera. Very good seeing. Slight moisture and wind gusts. Warm night about 21°C. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au