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Michael A. Stecker
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Great Orion Nebula (M42) and
Running-Man Nebula (NGC 1977)
The Orion emission nebula (M42) along with the Running-Man Nebula (NGC 1977) are found in "Orion's Sword" below the belt stars. M42 is the nearest star-forming region to Earth at 1,350 light years and is about 2-million years old. At its heart is the very bright Tapezium. This is a joint project of James Foster and Michael Stecker. file: M42JRF10Newt-13xD5-RGBtrap2F-1b1a-ver.jpg Photographic Data telescope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P, 10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope (FL= 1,000 mm)
mount and guiding
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color astro-camera. Imaged on September 17, 2023. exposure: 300 sec X 12 (one hour) guiding: SVBony 60 mm f/4 guide scopr (FL= 240 mm) with ZWO ASI1200Mini guide camera
processing Aquired and stacked by James Foster with Maxim DL. Post-processed in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker. . photographic site: James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California (Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation) |
 Crop for NGC 1977 (Sh2-279) -- Running Man nebula in Orion file: M42JRF10Newt-13xD5-RGBtrap2F-1b1a-vercrNGC1977b.jpg |
 Cropped image for M42 file: M42JRF10Newt-13xD5-RGBtrap2F-1b1a-ver2crx1.jpg |
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 Trapezium in M42 Orion Nebula file: M42JRF10Newt-13xD5-RGBtrap2F-1b1a-ver2crTR-L2x1.jpg |
| M42 and NGC 1977 photographed from Los Angeles, CA
with Astro-Physics 130 mm f/6 refractor . |
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NGC 1977 and M42 Orion Nebula photographed from my Los Angeles Bortle 9 backyard Telescope: Astro-Physics 130 mm f/6.7 EDF refractor (FL= 880 mm) Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo Filter: Optolong L-Pro (anti-light pollution) Exposure: 180 seconds X 43 (129 minutes, 2 hrs 9 min) file: M42NGC1977-180sX31P1- AP130f6d7ASI2600DuoL-Pro-10162023-bx2.jpg |
| M42 and NGC 1977 photographed from Los Angeles, CA
with Askar 103 APO refractor at f/5.5 |
 Full frame photo of M42 and NGC 1977 photographed from my Los Angeles Bortle 9 backyard on January 7, 2024 Telescope: Askar 103 APO at f/5.5 (FL= 560 mm) Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo Filter: Optolong L-Pro (anti-light pollution) Exposure: 180 seconds X 26 (78 minutes, 1 hr 18 min) file: M42&NGC1977-180sX56P2 AskarF5d5LproASI2600Duo172023clr_GX-1.jpg |
