| Object | M42 The Great Nebula in Orion |
| Telescope | Televue NP101 540mm @ f 5.4 |
| Mount | AstroPhysics 400 GTO |
| Camera | SBIG ST-2000XM |
| Luminance | 5 x 30 seconds binned 1x1 |
| RGB | |
| Camera Control | Bisque CCDSoft |
| Processing | Bisque CCDSoft & Photoshop 6.0 |
| Date | 12 April 2004 |
| Time | 0417 UTC |
| Temp | 55 deg F |
| Location | Tucson, AZ |
| Notes |