Orion Nebula 15s & 10s

 Posted: Mar 12th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro: 300mm, f/5.6
Camera: Canon Rebel T2i
Mount: Sky-Watcher Star Discovery
Exposure:
253 x 15" ISO/Gain: 800
325 x 10" ISO/Gain: 800
Red, Bortle 7 zone:
 Birmingham, United Kingdom
 Mar 4th, 2026
1 h 57 m
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Resolution: 640x806 px
Scale: 740 KB

Stacked 253 x 15s and 325 x 10s together.

Star shape problems appear to be entirely because of the lens being used at f/5.6, I usually use lower apertures to avoid this, but I wanted to get as much light in as possible this time.

Technical Info
RA: 5h 35.3m
Dec: +5° 23'
Distance: 1344 light-year
Magnitude (V): 4
NGC 1976 info on 04 Mar 2026
12:30Rises over 15° - 14:15
01:30Sets bellow 15° - 00:00
43°Max Altitude - 19:00
19:45 - 04:55 Available - 9.17 hours
Moon Info
19:33
07:06
97%
Sun Info
06:49
17:52
Astronight: 19:45 - 04:55
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