image of m42, the orion nebula, taken december 7 2007 ...trottier/resources/sfu m42.pdf · image of...

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Image of M42, the Orion Nebula, taken December 7 2007 during an SFU starry-night gathering. This full colour image is a roughly 5-minute integrated exposure, taken with the physics department's 8" Meade LX200R telescope, and DSI II color one-shot CCD camera, with a focal reducer at about f/5. Image processing was done to reveal the subtle details in the nebula, stretching the contrast enough so as not to overexpose the “trapezium”, four tightly-grouped stars near the centre of the nebula. For more information on our public starry-night events, please go to www.sfu.ca/starrynights .

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Page 1: Image of M42, the Orion Nebula, taken December 7 2007 ...trottier/Resources/SFU M42.pdf · Image of M42, the Orion Nebula, taken December 7 2007 during an SFU starry-night gathering

Image of M42, the Orion Nebula, taken December 7 2007 during an SFU starry-night gathering.This full colour image is a roughly 5-minute integrated exposure, taken with the physics department's 8" Meade LX200R telescope, and DSI II color one-shot CCD camera, with a focal reducer at about f/5.Image processing was done to reveal the subtle details in the nebula, stretching the contrast enough so as not to overexpose the “trapezium”, four tightly-grouped stars near the centre of the nebula. For more information on our public starry-night events, please go to www.sfu.ca/starrynights.