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M42 Trapezium Region
FLI IMG1024S "Dream Machine" Camera @ -35deg C
Schuler Hydrogen Alpha (656.3 / 9nm) bandpass filter
Celestron C14 Telescope @ 3910 mm focal length, f/11
Optec TCF-S Temperature Compensated focuser
Takahashi FSQ106 guide scope
SBIG ST7E guide camera
Taken at Chew's Ridge location in Monterey County, Ca. on April 13, 2002
19 exposures of 30 seconds median combined