Imaged on 11/14/09
Scope: Takahashi Sky90 F4.5
Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME
Exposures: 6x 1 min RGB, 10 x 30 sec Lum, 12 x 3 min Ha
Site: Anza Borrego Desert
Temp: 33 degrees, mild winds, excellent seeing
M42 is the gaseous region surrounding the middle star of Orion's sword. This region is 1500 light years away. The reflection nebula to the right is part of NGC1975-1977 known as the Running Man Nebula
