NGC1977 - The Running Man Nebula | Bernard Miller

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Photographer:

Bernard Miller

Location of Photo:

Rancho Hidalgo, NM

Date/Time of photo:

November 12, 2012 - February 4, 2013

Equipment:

Telescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 25x20 minutes Red: 12x15 minutes Green: 9x15 minutes Blue: 12x15 minutes

Description:

This is an image of NGC1977, also known as the Running Man Nebula. This is a reflection nebula about 1500 light years away in the constellation Orion. It is about 1/2 a degree north of the Orion Nebula. IN fact the bottom part of the image is the extreme northern part of the Orion Nebula.

Website:

http://www.azstarman.net/NGC1977.htm