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M 42 on December 28th, 2008

Emission nebula M 42 in the constellation of Orion on December 28th, 2008. ATIK 314 L CCD camera at the prime focus of a TeleVue Genesis SDF refractor 100/540. Composite of 5 frames. The exposure time was 120 seconds each. Processed with Registax 4.0 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0. 
M 42 is located at a distance of 1350 light years and is estimated to be 30 light years across. The nebula belongs to a huge molecular cloud complex that extends throughout the whole constellation of Orion. It is the closest region of massive star formation. The Great Orion Nebula was discovered by Nicolas Fabri de Peiresc in 1610.


© Markus Weber and Eva Seidenfaden 2008

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