M 42 Orion Nebula (Narrowband)
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Hubble Image
Distance: 1344 light years
Date(s) Taken: Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009
Telescope: Takahashi TSA 102S and Takahashi Field Flattener
Focal Length: 800 mm
Camera: ST 2000 XM operating at -25 deg C sensor temperature, Water Cooling
Resolution: 1.92 Arc-seconds / Pixel
Exposures: 9.0 hours total duration
20 Hydrogen-Alpha (656 nm) - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1
17 Oxygen III (501 nm)- 10 Minute Images binned 1x1
17 Sulfur II (672 nm)- 10 Minute Images binned 1x1
Image Utilization: 92%
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Brook Mar Observatory
Images of the Cosmos by Brad Bates |