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Messier 42

Name: Messier 42

Nickname: Great Orion Nebula

Object Type: Nebula

Constellation: Orion

Magnitude: 4.0

Object Size: 65 x 60 arc-min

Comment: NGC 1976

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Date Taken: 2020-03-25

Camera ZWO ASI600 (.72 arc-sec/pixel)

Exposure: 5 min

Telescope (Optics): AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7

Focal Length (FL): 1085mm

Field of View(FOV): TBD

Mount: MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider

Quick Notes: REPLACE_THIS (Dreyer translation)

Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida

More information: Digging Deeper

Object Information:

M42 is located at a distance of 1,340 light years and is the closest region of large star formation to Earth. It is estimated to be 24 light years across, with a mass of about 2,000 times that of the Sun.

Technical Depths: REPLACE_THIS