Great Nebula in Orion: Messier 42

Great Nebula in Orion: Messier 42

Date

28 December 2008

Lens

Pentax SDHF

Exposure

19x640 sec, 8x120 sec, 8x60 sec, 8x30 sec, 8x8 sec - ISO 800

  • Coordinates: RA: 05h 35m 47s DE: -05° 08' 44"
  • Location: Belecko, The Czech Republic
  • Focal lenght, speed: 500 mm, f/6.67
  • Camera: Canon EOS 300D, astrophoto-modified
  • Sensor: 6.3 MPix APS-C, 22.7 x 15.1 mm, pixel 7.4 um
  • Filter: -

One of the brightest nebulae visible even with naked eye. It lays in Orion constelation

Milos Hroch