Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 420  ·  IC 430  ·  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 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star 49Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  The star υOri  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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Messier 42, Alf Jacob Nilsen
Messier 42
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I still had some darness left when M42 became visible over the garage roof on the night of 6th January. Crystal clear and good seeing is rare here along the coast of south-western Norway. I gave the Great Nebula a try with only 93x30secs exporsure before it hit the rooftop. Amazing with th RASA astrograph can record in a short time! Enjoy, comments are welcome!

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Messier 42, Alf Jacob Nilsen