Zdobienie / Decoration

M42 / NGC 1976 – Great Nebula in Orion

Zdobienie / Decoration

M42 / NGC 1976 – Great Nebula in Orion

M42 – Great Nebula in Orion – Also known as NGC 1976. This is the brightest nebula on the sky. It is located in the Orion constellation, south direction from Orion belt. The diameter of the nebula is 30 light years. The distance from Earth is 1344 thousand light years.

With this photo, I’ve tested my Mgen II Lacerta autoguider and in my opinion it did a very good job.

M42 - Orion Nebula / Mgławica w Orionie

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula

Photos taken on October 2019.

  • Composition: APP (13 frames)
  • Processing: RawTherapee and GIMP v2.10.18 + add-ons (Linux)
  • Lights: 13 x 600[s], ISO-400;
  • Bias, Flats

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