| Name: | Messier 42 & 43 |
| Other names: | Great Orion Nebula |
| Description: | Diffuse nebula |
| Ascension: | 05 : 35.4 |
| Declanation: | -05 : 27 |
| Apparent diameter: | 85*60 arcmin |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 4 |
| Distance: | 1600 light years |
| Equipment: | Meade ETX 90 - ICX 424 -f/4.0 |
| Date / Time UTC: | 29 january 2005 18:30 |
| Stacked : | 67 of 300 and 46 of 142 |
| Exposure time: | 20 10 5 1 and 0.2 second |
| Location: | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Other info: | color enhanced |
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