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M42- The Great Orion Nebula
by Bob and Janice Fera
Officina Stellare RC-360AST 14" f/8 Ritchey Chretien Cassegrain
SBIG STL11000M CCD Camera
Astrodon Filters
5.4 Hour Total Exposure
Main Nebula: L:10x10m R:7x10m G:7x10m B:5x10m
Core: L:8x30s R:8x60s G:7x60s B:7x60s
Trapezium: H-alpha: 8x60s
All Sub-exposures binned 1x1
Image acquired with CCDAutopilot
Processed in CCDstack and Adobe Photoshop
Taken January 26-30, 2009 from Eagle Ridge Observatory, Foresthill, CA