M42 and NGC 1977

0bject	M42 and NGC 1977 Nebulae in Orion
Date	December 23-29, 2012
Exposure	Hα 8 x 900s + 10 x 60s (unbinned)
Camera	STL11000M with Astrodon Gen II filters
Telescope	ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding	Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50mm
Processing	MaximDL, PhotoshopCS5, AstroActions, NIK Efex Pro 2
Comments	Cold, moderate seeing, nearly full moon

0bject	M42 and NGC 1977 Nebulae in Orion
Date	January 5 and 9, 2010
Exposure	HαLRGB 20:15:30:30:30 (unbinned; Hα combined with Red); RGB 3:3:3 for core (30 second integrations)
Camera	STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope	ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding	Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50mm
Processing	MaximDL, PhotoshopCS3, FITS Liberator, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments	Very cold (6� F) with moderate seeing

0bject	M42 and NGC 1977 Nebulae in Orion
Date	January 11 and 14, 2008
Exposure	LRGB 114:39:39:39 (unbinned and cropped)
Camera	STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope	Takahashi Sky90 @f/4.2 on Losmandy G11 with Gemini
Guiding	Remote guide head with E-finder
Processing	MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, FITS Liberator
Comments	30, 180, and 300 second integrations combined as layers in PS