Photo Display Photo ID 29 Click On Image to Open Full Size in a New Tab Title The Great Nebula in Orion Caption The Orion Nebula is a harder target than most people think. Sure, it's bright, but there's areas of dimness as well, and it can be particularly difficult to bring out detail. Object Name Orion Nebula Messier Desig M 42 NGC Desig NGC 1976 Other Desigs Orion Nebula Right Ascension 5Hr 35' .00" Declination -5° 27' .00" Magnitude 4.00 Scope Used Unknown Camera Used Unknown Photo Notes This is a single frame at 60 seconds cleaned up with a dark frame and bias frame. Unfortunately, no flat frame was available, so it suffers from obvious vignetting. Object Type Starforming Nebula (with open cluster) Distance (ly) 1.60 Constellation Orion Return to List