Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M42, the Great orion Nebula

15-May-2026 09:06 ADT 15-May-2026 12:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M42, the Great orion Nebula, 20-Dec-2011

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 400
Frames: 7 @ 120s
Total Exposure: 13m56s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 1344 ly