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Ebenwaldhöhe, 29. December 2007, 21:00
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The Orion Nebula (M42 or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, about 1,500ly (light years) away and hence the closest region of star formation to Earth.
M42 is estimated to be 30ly across and includes neutral clouds of gas and dust, associations of stars, ionized volumes of gas and reflection nebulae. It's an example of a stellar nursery, containing approximately 700 stars in various stages of formation. Within about 100,000 years, most of the gas and dust will be ejected, forming a young open cluster. |
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This image was taken to test the Tele Vue 0.8 reducer in combination with my Pentax 75. |
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| | Instrument: | Pentax 75 SDHF | | | Camera: | Atik 16HR | | | Mount: | Vixen GP-DX | | | Exposure: | L 16x3min RGB 6x1min + L 5x30sec RGB 5x10sec | | | Conditions: | bad seeing, windy, -1° C | | | Image Processing: | Iris, Photoshop, Fitswork |
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