The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976)
M42 The Great Orion Nebula 18th Concession, Tiny Township, Ontario, Canada
Exposure Data Template:
Target: The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976))
Location: Torrence Barrens, Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada
Start Date: 03 December 2011
Start Time: 2:17am
Lens: Astro-Tech AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED quadruplet astrograph
Focal Length: 420mm
Camera: Canon T1i
Lights: 42@ISO800 30 seconds, 40@ISO800 60 seconds, 28@ISO800 180 seconds, 8@ISO800 360 seconds
Darks: 3@ISO800 30 seconds, 23@ISO800 60 seconds, 16@ISO800 180 seconds, 6@ISO800 390 seconds
Flats: 22
Total Time: 193 Minutes
Mode: RAW and JPG
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ6
Guiding Scope: Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider Package
Guiding Software: PHD
Processing: Aligned and Preprocessed in Deep Sky Stacker,Sharpened in Prerfect Resize 7, Final Processing in Adobe CS5