Catalogue and alternative designations M42, NGC 1976, The Orion Nebula

 

Type Diffuse Nebula
Position 05 35.4, -05 27
Constellation Orion
Camera and Telescope STL6303E and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien
Focal Ratio F9
Exposure Details RGB 15:15:15 with one minute subexposures.  All binned 1x1 with Astrodon NIR filters. Red is assigned to a band peaking at about 850nm, Green peaking at about 830nm and Blue at 750nm.  
Description M42 is probably the best known nebula in the sky.  This short exposure near infrared view gives a good view of the central Trapezium area.