#m42

M42//The Great Orion Nebula.

orion trapezium core by u/brownieboy2222 via r/astrophotography

Old Glass, Soft Morning

The flower still carried the rain. The air smelled of leaves and silence. And somewhere between old glass and morning light, a tiny life paused long enough to become a memory.

Captured with a vintage Pentacon 100mm f/2.8 on a Canon R7 — proof that some lenses do not merely record the world, they soften it into feeling.

This is a very bright emission/reflection nebula in the Orion Nebula (situated just below the belt). In low light pollution areas, it can be visible with the naked eye (better with binoculars). The nebula's apparent size is about 1°, around twice the size of the full moon. Due to its size and brightness, it's one of the most photographed deep sky objects.

It was the first test of my new remote telescope rig, not completely satisfied with the result, especially the outer parts and core of the nebula. Weather was not the best (some high altitude clouds) and the system is not completely calibrated/installed (still waiting on some equipment). This led to the 300s sub exposure to be ok and the 30s, originally intended to help with the core, to be only usable for the stars.

The Orion and Running Man Nebulae !

Integrated photo of M42 (The Orion Nebula) and Sh 2-279 (The Running Man Nebula).

Approximately 1300 light years away, the Orion Nebula is the closest major star forming region to our solar system, with the stellar nursery being seen within the turbulent gas formations.

The Running Man Nebula, approximately 1500 light years away, is a bright reflection nebula, with the dark and dense surrounding nebulosity reflecting the light from the bright young central star.

It is well known due to its resemblance to an individual running (or dancing/fencing; it truly is up for debate).

Eaurp and Slamtha do some amateur astronomy outside of Flugoz County during their first year of gooniversity (goo university). Eaurp is observing the Ulyp Nebula, known to humans as Messier 42.

Eaurp's telescope is a 140.8mm aperture f/8 Cassegrain-like design, with a sub-aperture correcting lens on the secondary mirror and before the eyepiece. It's resting on a home-made equatorial pipe mount.

The view on the upper right is roughly what Guz sees through the eyepiece. A human would see slightly differently.