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The Great Orion Nebula
M42 | Messier 42 | NGC 1976
The closest region of star formation to Earth, this diffuse nebula spans about 25 light years across and contains about 2,000 solar masses. It can be seen with the naked eye as a faint smudge beneath Orion's belt.


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19 Sep 2009

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21 Oct 2003

Details:
Night of:Friday February 21, 2014
Site:Laguna Niguel
Local Time:8:30 PM | Feb 21, 2014
Altitude:45°
RA:05h 35m 17s
Declination:-5d 23' 28"
Distance:1345 light years
Magnitude:+4.0 mV
Size:65'x60'
Camera Settings:
Telescope:9.25-SCT
Camera:Orion Starshoot DSI2 + 0.5x Reducer
f/ratio:f/5
Pixel Scale:1.49 arcsec
Image Size:745 x 567 pixels (0.4 MP)
18.5' x 14.1'
Exposure:5 sec
Stacked Frames:190
Total Integration:16 minutes
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