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ORION SWORD NGC 1981,1976,1977, M42&43

NEBULOSITY COMPLEX IN ORION

 (ra 5:35.4/ dec -05:27)

 

 

 

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November 2013 - Camping La Porteņa - San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

DATA

TYPE:  Nebulosity Complex

Apparent magnitude: 4

FOV (cropped) 2  x 1.4 degrees

Distance: 1.600 light years

 

IMAGE INFORMATION

SCOPE: 66 Long Perng f6 with LP field flattener

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS

FILTERS: Baader LRGB

SKY CONDITIONS: rural skies

EXPOSURES: LHaRGB (90,60,30,30,30) RGBHa bin 2x2

 

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

Visible at naked eye and in both Hemispheres, this is probably one of the most photogenic regions of the night sky. The complex shows a variety of components; starting from magnitude 4.2 open cluster NGC 1981; the bluish emission region contains NGC 1973, 1975 and 1977; finally the Orion nebula gathers M43, M42 and NGC 1980.