| Object Data |
| Description |
The Great Orion Nebula is the most famous nebula in the
night sky, and also one of the brightest. Its beauty can be admired through
the eyepiece of any size of a scope, even a pair of binoculars will
suffice. |
| Constellation |
Orion the Hunter |
| Right Ascension |
5h 35m 40s |
| Declination |
-5° 27' 53" |
| Magnitude |
4.0 |
| Angular size |
1.5 degrees |
| Distance |
490 parsecs (1,600 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
32 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/3.3 (1015mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Orion 120mm refractor @ f/3.75 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
752 x 580 @ 1.8 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
One single exposure of two minutes. Processed with
AstroArt. |
| Date |
February 18, 2003 |
| Location |
My driveway in Lauderdale Isles, Florida |
