Designation:
M43
Date:
January 1st, 2019
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Sky-Watcher ED120mm Doublet
Focal Length:
765mm
Exposure:
50 X 30 sec, 60 sec, 120 sec.
ISO:
800
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, DSS, Astroflat
Notes:
Messier 43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion. The De Mairan's Nebula is part of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), being separated from the main nebula by a dense lane of dust known as the northeast dark lane.