Object: M42 (NGC 1972) Orion Nebula Trapezium
Light-years: 1,400 Magnitude: ~ 4.0
Date/Time: 1/5/01 @ 10:10 CST
Comments: MX5-C shot, note the dark hydrogen gas in the foreground.
Exposure: 3 min (30 x 6sec), broadband filter



Object:
M42 Orion Nebula Trapezium
Date/Time: 12/12/98 @ 09:26 CST
Comments: first tri-color image taken with LX200 and Cookbook camera, note the dark hydrogen gas,
the pale greenish hue and the "rainbow like" edge in the nebula.
Exposure: 60s (20 x 3s) red, 80s (20 x 4s) green, 120s (12 x 10s) blue, with IR exclusion filter.