NGC1977

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.

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