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July 30 2009 M 42 in Orion

I think M 42 is one of the Greatest Emission Nebula in the Sky. It is a very bright Nebula at 4.0 Magnitude. Also hid inside the heart of M 42 is "The Trapezium". The Trapezium is made up of 10 stars. The "C" star of "The Trapezium heats up the area with it's UV light & makes the Nebula Shine. The bright star at the bottom of the image is Nair al Saif its magnitude is +2.75. It is also a multiple star system with 3 stars.
Submitted by: RickyF	Location: Mt. Teide in Canary Islands.	Date: August 20 2006

2009-07-30 00:35:39 GMT ak666666

Nice nice nice!

Ali
Lahore Pakistan

2009-07-30 07:49:34 GMT TonyF

great shot of M42, Ricky

2009-07-30 12:07:32 GMT LouisS

Beautiful image, Ricky, and one of my all-time favorites.

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July 30 2009

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M 42 in Orion