M42 / M43 / NGC 1977 Nebular complex in Orion
 
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Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106 apochromatic refractor, 530 mm, F/5
CCD Camera: SBIG ST10-XME / CFW-8
Mount: German equatorial mount Astro-Physics GE 600 GTO
Integration: Clear: 14x5 min, 12x1 min, 12x30 sec. H-alpha 4.5 nm: 6x10 min. RGB 30x1:30x1:30x1 min.
Date / Location / Sky: 5 January 2006 Sicily, Castel di Judica loc. Franchetto, 100 m s.l.
Good seeing
Software: MaxIm-DL, CCDSoft, Registar, PhotoShop
Publications:

Book (cover) Atlante di Astronomia - Istituto Gegrafico De Agostini

Le Stelle - "Storia di una Foto" April 2006

Anacortes Photo of the Day 24 January 2006 (landscape)

Anacortes Photo of the Day 2 February 2006 (portrait)