Running Man Nebula (NGC1977) and Orion Nebula (M42)

This image was captured on a night with superb transparency, with all frames completed before the scope was hit by frost. Whew! I could have framed it just a bit lower but I never seem to do everything perfectly.......

Moose Creek, Ontario (yellow LP zone); March 9, 2010, 7:30 - 9:15 PM; T=+6 to +1 C, seeing superb. 120mmED at f/7.5, with Hutech modified Canon 50D; Hutech LPS filter; autoguided. ISO 800, 5x10 minutes + 2x5 minutes (M42 core).



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