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M42 (Orion)

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Taken at a dark sky location this relatively short exposure clearly shows the Orion nebula and the Running Man nebula to the left.

More exposure detail would have been ideal, but lightning and cloud put an end to that!
Camera:Canon EOS 350D (un-modified)
Lens/Telescope:William Optics Megrez 80 telescope
Aperture:80 mm
Date:21st October 2006
This is a web site of photography and astronomy, by Roger Groom in Western Australia. Photographic subjects include Pemberton, Dryandra Woodland Karri Forest, Cape Leeuwin, Ocean Landscapes, Kings Park, El Questro and Emma Gorge, and much more landscape photography.
Astrophotography subjects include The Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Orion Nebula, Saucepan Constellation, Southern Cross, Southern Cross and Pointers, Startrails, and much more astrophotography.
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