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this orion mosaic project will involve imaging nearly the entireorion constellation in hydrogen alpha.

still in progress, the mosaic currently consists of 12 panels and covers an area of approx. 6 x 6 degrees including the horsehead and orion nebula complexes.

telescope:
 william optics megrez 80 FD @ f/5.65
mount:
 losmandy g-11 gemini
instrument:
 sbig st-10xme + cfw-8a
date:
 1.19.06
location:
 big bear lake, ca
exposure:
 Ha: 120 min per panel
object:
 m 42 diffuse nebula in orion
distance:
 1,600 light years
apparent magnitude
4
further object info:
seds
telescope:
 william optics megrez 80 FD @ f/5.65
mount:
 losmandy g-11 gemini
instrument:
 sbig st-10xme + cfw-8a
date:
 12.03.06
location:
 big bear lake, ca
exposure:
 Ha: 25 min

 
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object:
 m 42 diffuse nebula in orion
distance:
 1,600 light years
apparent magnitude
4
further object info:
seds
telescope:
 william optics megrez 80 FD @ f/5.65
mount:
 losmandy g-11 gemini
instrument:
 sbig st-10xme + cfw-8a
date:
 12.03.06
location:
 big bear lake, ca
exposure:
 Ha: 25 min

 
m 42