Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 420  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42: The Great Nebula in Orion, Jack Mesnard
M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
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M42: The Great Nebula in Orion

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M42: The Great Nebula in Orion, Jack Mesnard
M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
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M42: The Great Nebula in Orion

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I had hoped to gather more data to really do M42 justice, but it seems the UK skies had other plans. Still, I'm happy with what I've been able to get from a reasonably short integration.

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M42: The Great Nebula in Orion, Jack Mesnard