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M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Robert Mintzes (e-mail: nightskydf@aol.com)
Instrument: 2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Dec 5 04:45:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 428
Even though the moon was out at the time, and very close to Orion, I was able to spot the nebula with my finderscope. The nebula wasn't exactly in the crosshairs of the finderscope, but I had a pretty good idea of where M42 was. After searching for about a minute through the main part of the telescope, I found the nebula. I tightened the screws and explored with the 20mm eyepiece. It was a magnificent sight. I switched to the 12.5mm eyepiece, which was even better. The sight from the 4mm eyepiece was the best yet. The nebula may have been fuzzy, but I was able to make out the bluish-green color. It looked like there were two bright stars, one in the upper left corner, and the other in the lower right corner.
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