M43 - Overshadowed by its more famous neighbour!

M43 - Overshadowed by its more famous neighbour!

Messier 43 (NGC 1982) is an emission nebula surrounding the irregular
young "nebula variable" NU Orionis. The star is ionising the gas that
is near it -- making a sphere of glowing hydrogen gas. If it were not
for M42 being so close this would be one of the highlights of the
winter sky.

http://www.martin-nicholson.info/m43/m43.htm


Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm

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ukastronomy wrote:
M43 - Overshadowed by its more famous neighbour!

Messier 43 (NGC 1982) is an emission nebula surrounding the irregular
young "nebula variable" NU Orionis. The star is ionising the gas that
is near it -- making a sphere of glowing hydrogen gas. If it were not
for M42 being so close this would be one of the highlights of the
winter sky.

http://www.martin-nicholson.info/m43/m43.htm



Martin,

I think your data on your web page is incorrect. A Takahashi Mewlon is
not a Ritchey Chretien. It's a Dall Kirkham.

$64.00 per hour ?!?!?!? ouch


Bill

On 27 Nov, 13:23, "William R. Mattil" wrote:
ukastronomy wrote:
M43 - Overshadowed by its more famous neighbour!

Messier 43 (NGC 1982) is an emission nebula surrounding the irregular
young "nebula variable" NU Orionis. The star is ionising the gas that
is near it -- making a sphere of glowing hydrogen gas. If it were not
for M42 being so close this would be one of the highlights of the
winter sky.

http://www.martin-nicholson.info/m43/m43.htm

Martin,

I think your data on your web page is incorrect. A Takahashi Mewlon is
not a Ritchey Chretien. It's a Dall Kirkham.

$64.00 per hour ?!?!?!? ouch

Bill

Hi Bill - it says Ritchey Cretien on the RAS website so I just copied
it unthinkingly. I will confer with Arnie Rosner.

In the good old days when I took these images it was only $20 per hour
which seems fair enough.

Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm

Visit the Astronomical Hall of Shame at http://www.geocities.com/queen5658/

"ukastronomy" wrote
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M43 - Overshadowed by its more famous neighbour!
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http://www.martin-nicholson.info/m43/m43.htm
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Great image Martin!

Here's my try at M-43: http://www.kopernik.org/images/archive/m43.htm

George N