Monday, December 15, 2008

Checklist: Messier Objects (1 of 110)

M42: Orion Nebula

Friday night, December 12, 2008, I was able to go outside and find the Orion Nebula to the right of Orion's belt. From my ETX-80, it looked like a cluster of stars (4 to 6) with a cloudy backdrop. I was greatly surprised to see a pretty good few (according to other amateur astronomers) due to the extremely bright full moon (which was also quite spectacular with a 4mm with 2x Barlow. Just so you know, I'm learning how to navigate and properly image things with the scope. Fun times!

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