Observation by Alan Thomas: M43 (De Marian's Nebula) and M42, in Ori...

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2021 Dec 10 - 22:49

Uploaded

2021 Dec 11 - 12:11

Objects

M43
The Orion Nebula (M42)

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

10min

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Target name

M43 (De Marian's Nebula) and M42, in Orion

Title

M43 (De Marian's Nebula) and M42, in Orion

About this image

Discovered by Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan in or before 1731. He described it as a star "surrounded by a brilliance very similar to that which produces, as I believe, the atmosphere of our Sun, if it were dense enough & extensive enough to be visible in Telescopes at a similar distance."

Distance c.1,600ly. The star embedded in the nebula is the variable NU Orionis (HD37061).

Files associated with this observation

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