NGC 1977 - Running Man Nebula

NGC1977 - Running Man Nebula

Running Man Nebula is a faint nebula located in the constellation Orion.  It is located very close to the Great Orion Nebula  This bright blue reflection nebula is the result of blue spectrum of light being emitted by the few bright stars and the red color is produced by a dim emission nebula.

Date:  12-12-04

Telescope: RC14.5 (.75x)        Camera:ST8XE antiblooming  

Mount: Paramount ME

Exposure Time: BRGB 70min ;30min;30min;30min; 2x2bin

Processing: Maxim, Adobe combined