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M42 (ORION NEBULA - TRAPEZIUM REGION)

M42 (ORION NEBULA - TRAPEZIUM REGION)
Object NotesConstellation: Orion
Location: RA: 05h 35m 16.5s Dec: -05d 23' 22" Epoch 2000
Type: Multiple Star in Diffuse Nebula
AKA: Trapezium, Theta Orionis
Exposure31 x .05 seconds Luminance unbinned,
13 x .30 seconds each R/G/B unbinned
(Very short exposures to avoid saturating stars in Trapezium)
Date2/09/05
Post ProcessingCCDSoft, CCDSharp, MaxIM DL, Photoshop CS

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