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M42 (Orion Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Orion)
Observer: Scott Brady (e-mail: scottb.esc@gmail.com)
Instrument: 114-mm equatorial reflector Location: Queen Creek, AZ, USA
Transparency: excellent Seeing: good
Time: Mon Nov 2 05:30:00 2009 UT Obs. no.: 1836
This was my first observation of this nebula, and was made from my front yard. With my 114mm reflector I was able to see four faint stars that formed a diamond pattern. It took several minutes of observation before I was able to distinguish all four stars. This pattern was surrounded by a very faint haze that appeared to be a grayish color. This was an amazing sight to see, and I look forward to viewing this again with less moonlight.
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