M42 capured with FLT110mm and Canon 10D. A number of shorter exposures combined.

M42, the great Orion nebula is located in the constallation Orion, in the sword near the belt. This nebula is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye under good circumstances. This region is a star nursery.



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Lens	William Optics FLT 110
Aperture	110mm
F Ratio	F6.5
Focal Length	715mm
Filters	None
Camera	Canon 10D (1.6x crop compared to 35mm film)
Exposure	y x z
Mount	Vixen GPDX with Skysensor 2000
Guiding	Unguided
Post Processing	Yes
Seeing	Not documented
Limiting Magnitude	Not documented
Moon Phase	Not documented
Location	My Backyard (Click Contact in the menu for more details)
Other Notes	I dont remember much about taking this photo :)