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M42 The Orion Nebula & NGC 1977 Running Man Nebula

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a bright, diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.
The Running Man Nebula NGC 1977 is a reflection nebula located next to the Orion Nebula and is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion's Sword,

RGB Image, data taken in January 2021 from Newbury Park, California

Main Nebula: RGB 50:50:50 minutes 1x binned, 1 min sub-exposures
Nebula Core: 8x15 sec exposures with Canon 5D MkIII DSLR

Total Exposure Time = 2 hours 32 min

Camera: SBIG ST-10XE, Scope: Takahashi Sky 90 with Reducer/Flattener, Mount: Losmandy Titan
Guided with SBIG STI Guide Camera and Mini Borg 50mm Guidescope full exif

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