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as of 04/27/2024 8:53 p.m.
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General Info
| Type | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 5h35'31.300'' |
| Declination | -5°16'3'' |
| Magnitude | 9 |
| Distance | 1,600ly |
| Size | 20 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC1982, M43 |
| Discovered | 1731 Jean-Jacques Mairan |
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bllape (1611)
Orion XT8
10 points
Observed one central star with what looked like a cloud around it. M43 is separated from M42 by a dark channel.
Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
10 points
HamilTiller (5560)
Celestron 127eq
10 points
Can't view M42 without seeing M43. Smaller puff to the north of the Trapezium area of the nebula.
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