M 42 - Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula is probably the famous and nicest nebula of the sky, thanks to its brightness and its colors. Inside the nebula a lot of new stars are borning, from condensation of the nebula material.
 

Technical Data
Optics 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
Focal Lenght 2000 mm
Focal Ratio f/10
Exposure Time Compositation of a 5 min exposure and a 40 min exposure
Film Kodak Elite 200
Developement sensibility 320 ISO
Location Tradate (VA, Italy), at 300m
Date and time of exposure start 17 november 2001, 0.30 and 1.18 UT
Mount Meade 8"
Tracking Pentax 75 guide refractor with ST4
Notes Image realized from the light polluted Pianura Padana, a big improvement would be taking the same exposures from true dark skys.

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