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Orion nebulae - 10-04-2024

Orion nebulae picture

Informations

The Orion nebulae is a diffuse nebulae situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebulae is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.

Photo details

📷 Camera: Nikon D7100

🔭 Scope: Paralux 114/900

⚙️ Mount: Wooden equatorial mount

⏱ Exposure: 30s x 100

🌌 ISO: 800 - 1600

🖥 Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Photoshop

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Last updated on Apr 10, 2024 00:19 UTC