The NGC 1973/1975/1977 is a reflection nebula 1/2 degree northeast of the Orion Nebula. The three NGC objects are divided by darker regions. It is also called the The Running Man Nebula and Sharpless Catalog 279.

Telescope:

TEC180FL Apochromatic Refractor Telescope

Camera:

Apogee U8300

Filters:

Astrodon LRGB

Mount

Paramount Me

Exposure:

Luminance: 7x10min
Red: 4x10min
Green: 4x10min
Blue: 4x10min

Calibration:

Dark: 25x10min
Flat: 25 frames at 8.500 ADU

Image Process:

MaxImDL
CCDStack
Photoshop CS3