M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - telescope processed image. M42 is a massive star-forming nursery located 1,344 light-years away, where intense UV radiation from young stars causes the surrounding gas to glow brilliantly.

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - unprocessed image. Separated from M42 by a dark dust lane, M43 is a comma-shaped nebula illuminated by the massive star NU Orionis, creating its own distinct "miniature" stellar nursery.

Decided to put have the Dwarf Mini try again with #M43 #DeMairansNebula / #M42 #TheGreatNebulainOrion. Exposure time was 60 seconds. About 2 1/2 hours total. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 1977 The Running Man Nebula / M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - telescope processed image. M42 and M43 are part of the same massive cloud! While they look separate, M43 is just a "comma" pinched off from the Great Orion Nebula by a dark lane of dust. They're one big stellar nursery.

NGC 1977 The Running Man Nebula / M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - unprocessed image. NGC 1977 is a reflection nebula, meaning it doesn't glow on its own. It shines by scattering blue light from nearby stars, like a cosmic "blue sky" surrounding its runner.

Good Saturday morning. Have many pictures from last night. Let’s finish with the remaining images the Dwarf Mini telescope took last night. Here is its version of #NGC1977 #TheRunningManNebula / #M43 #DeMairansNebula / #M42 #TheGreatNebulainOrion. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 1977 The Running Man Nebula / M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - telescope processed image. M42 is a stellar nursery 1,344 light-years away. It’s so bright it’s visible to the naked eye, acting as a massive laboratory for scientists to study how stars and planets form.

NGC 1977 The Running Man Nebula / M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - unprocessed image. NGC 1977 is a reflection nebula near Orion. It gets its name from the dark dust lanes that form the silhouette of a sprinting figure against the blue glow of reflected starlight.

Good Tuesday morning. Sharing some results from the s50’s observations from last night. Starting with a new image of (from top to bottom) #NGC1977 #TheRunningManNebula / #M43 #DeMairansNebula / #M42 #TheGreatNebulainOrion. Using the Moon and Sky Light filter […]

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M43 - De Mairan's Nebula - telescope processed image. It is called the "miniature Orion Nebula" because it is a smaller, separate cloud next to M42, shaped and lit by a single massive star.

M43 - De Mairan's Nebula - unprocessed image. A bright star-forming nebula in Orion. It is considered the "little brother" of the Orion Nebula (M42), separated by a dark dust lane.

I did go back to image #M43 - #DeMairansNebula. This time I did save the unprocessed image. Personally I like how the s50’s observations of nebulas more. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

M43 - De Mairan's Nebula - telescope processed image. M43, or De Mairan's Nebula, is a star-forming emission nebula. It's part of the Orion Nebula Complex and is separated from M42 by a dark dust lane.

M43 - De Mairan's Nebula - unprocessed image. It is sometimes referred to as a "miniature Orion Nebula" because of its small size and because it is illuminated by a single, massive star, unlike the larger Orion Nebula.

Last observation of this morning. Still around Orion, and focusing on #M43 - #DeMairansNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur