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Observations of M43

Other names De Mairan's Nebula
NGC 1982

Object type HII region

RA 05h35m

Declination 05°16' S

Constellation Orion

Further information

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4 
0 
M42 - The Heart of Ori...
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2025 Dec 20 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Dec 24 – 15:09 UTC

4 
0 
M42 and M43
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2025 Dec 21 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Dec 23 – 22:11 UTC

10 
0 
M42
Paul Whitmarsh
Obs 2025 Dec 13 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Dec 16 – 22:34 UTC

6 
0 
Orion Nebula M42
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Dec 12 – 23:12 UTC
Upload 2025 Dec 13 – 12:35 UTC

7 
0 
Orion Nebula
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2025 Nov 17 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Dec 05 – 13:37 UTC

7 
0 
Orion Nebulae
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Nov 21 – 00:35 UTC
Upload 2025 Nov 21 – 19:39 UTC

2 
0 
Messier M43 De Mairan...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Sep 30 – 05:06 UTC
Upload 2025 Oct 08 – 10:23 UTC

5 
2 
M42 in visible and nea...
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2025 Feb 05 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 09 – 22:49 UTC

4 
0 
The Great Orion Nebula
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2025 Feb 04 – 18:30 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 09 – 16:25 UTC

2 
0 
Messier 42
Ian Papworth
Obs 2025 Jan 08 – 17:11 UTC
Upload 2025 Jan 08 – 17:14 UTC

3 
0 
M42
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2024 Nov 03 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Nov 08 – 22:26 UTC

6 
0 
Orion Nebulae
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2021 Oct 06 – 04:07 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 15 – 15:30 UTC

2 
0 
M42 and M43 by eyepiec...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2024 Mar 22 – 20:45 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 23 – 17:48 UTC

6 
0 
Messier 42 and 43
Alan Snook
Obs 2024 Jan 18 – 20:40 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 24 – 11:52 UTC

2 
0 
M42 narrowband
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2024 Jan 23 – 12:32 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 23 – 12:35 UTC

6 
0 
M42 annual pilgrimage
Mark Phillips
Obs 2023 Dec 17 – 03:28 UTC
Upload 2023 Dec 17 – 21:26 UTC

2 
0 
NGC 1977, M43 and M42
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2023 Dec 16 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Dec 17 – 11:25 UTC

2 
0 
Dust lanes of the Grea...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2023 Nov 15 – 01:14 UTC
Upload 2023 Nov 15 – 22:19 UTC

4 
0 
M42 and Running Man Ne...
Duncan Hale-Sutton
Obs 2023 Feb 08 – 19:25 UTC
Upload 2023 Feb 12 – 21:15 UTC

8 
0 
The Sword
Paul Whitmarsh
Obs 2023 Jan 21 – 22:09 UTC
Upload 2023 Jan 29 – 21:27 UTC

2 
0 
Near M43
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2023 Jan 25 – 17:42 UTC
Upload 2023 Jan 26 – 13:32 UTC

4 
0 
M42
Clive Nanson
Obs 2023 Jan 06 – 23:18 UTC
Upload 2023 Jan 06 – 23:23 UTC

1 
0 
Orion Nebula
Simon Bakewell
Obs 2022 Apr 05 – 12:36 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 05 – 12:37 UTC

3 
0 
M42 Great Orion Nebula
Thomas Wade
Obs 2022 Jan 05 – 19:48 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 02 – 15:04 UTC

1 
0 
M42, M43 and NGC 1977
Peter Tickner
Obs 2022 Feb 27 – 20:43 UTC
Upload 2022 Feb 28 – 23:48 UTC

2 
0 
M43
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2022 Feb 09 – 18:06 UTC
Upload 2022 Feb 11 – 16:09 UTC

4 
0 
M42 and the Running Ma...
David Strange
Obs 2022 Jan 27 – 18:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 29 – 18:06 UTC

4 
0 
Orion Nebula
Steve Brown
Obs 2022 Jan 06 – 01:06 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 22 – 14:22 UTC

3 
0 
The Orion Nebula
David Davies
Obs 2022 Jan 13 – 22:18 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 20 – 20:36 UTC

1 
0 
The Trapezium
David Davies
Obs 2022 Jan 12 – 21:03 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 20 – 20:16 UTC

3 
0 
M43 - De Mairan'...
David Strange
Obs 2022 Jan 17 – 21:04 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 18 – 12:09 UTC

2 
0 
M42 and M43 clouds and...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2022 Jan 08 – 22:10 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 09 – 19:14 UTC

5 
0 
Orion Nebulae
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2021 Dec 05 – 21:23 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 30 – 12:58 UTC

3 
0 
Running Man Nebula
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2021 Dec 10 – 21:20 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 18 – 12:56 UTC

4 
0 
M43 (De Marian's ...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2021 Dec 10 – 22:49 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 11 – 12:11 UTC

4 
0 
M42 The Great Orion Ne...
Simon Dawes
Obs 2021 Nov 05 – 03:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Nov 08 – 11:52 UTC

8 
0 
M42 Orion Nebula and M...
David Briggs
Obs 2021 Nov 02 – 23:32 UTC
Upload 2021 Nov 03 – 20:19 UTC

5 
1 
Orion Below the Belt
Simon Dawes
Obs 2021 Oct 10 – 21:49 UTC
Upload 2021 Oct 31 – 21:52 UTC

1 
0 
Orion nebula
Anthony Matthews
Obs 2021 Mar 18 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 04 – 15:37 UTC

5 
0 
The Sword
Graeme Coates
Obs 2021 Jan 14
Upload 2021 Mar 29 – 12:18 UTC
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