M42 - The Orion Nebula

The luminace is taken as a two frame mosaic. The color channels are taken from my previous wide field image of the area which you can see here.

Date:2/16/2009
Location:Gastonia, NC
Optics:10" LX200R a 2800mm f/11
Exposure:8 x 10 min; 8 x 60 sec for core
Camera:SBIG STL-11000M
Mount:Losmandy G11