Imaged on 3/12/10
Scope: Takahashi Takahashi FSQ 106
Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME
Exposures: 40 min each of Ha (5 min subs), OIII and SII (10 min subs)
Site: Anza Borrego Desert
Temp: 48 degrees, strong winds, average seeing
M42 is the gaseous region surrounding the middle star of Orion's sword. This region is 1500 light years away. Color processed using Hubble Palette: Red (SII), Green (Ha), Blue (OIII)
