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M42, the Great Orion Nebula of the Constellation Orion

Imaged March 1, 2002 from Portland OR Urban area during full moon

FCT 150, 6 inch refractor, ST10E, CFW8 color filter wheel

red 2x16sec, green 2x16, blue 2x24

Acquired wiuth CCDOPS

Processed in MaxIm, CCDsharp, StellaImage 2, and Photoshop