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Michael A. Stecker
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Orion's M42 and
NGC1977
Located in the "sword" of the Orion
constellation is the Great Orion Nebula
(M42- the pink nebula on the right) and
the fainter blue reflection nebula NGC
1977 ("the running man") to its north
(on the left). M42 is an emission
nebula where active star formation is
taking place. The brightest portion of
the nebula is the Trapezium -- the
yellow area near its base.
Photographic data:
I used an Astro-Physics 155 mm f/7 EDF
refractor, Nikon F2 camera and Kodak Pro
400 PPF film. The image is a composite
of three 45 minute exposures.
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