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Messier M42

Orion Nebula

Emission Nebula
Orion
Beginner

Bright core requires HDR blending of exposures.

Angular size
85′ × 60′
Magnitude
4
Best months
December, January, February
Constellation
Orion
Catalog IDs
M42;NGC 1976
Common aliases
Orion Nebula;Great Orion Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

William Optics
William Optics Zenithstar 81 II
478mm f/5.9 · 81mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics GT 81
478mm f/5.9 · 81mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED80 FCD-100
480mm f/6.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Tele Vue
Tele Vue TV-76
480mm f/6.3 · 76mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX080T-3SV
480mm f/6.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
TS-Optics
TS-Optics PHOTOLINE 80 f/6 Triplet APO
480mm f/6.0 · 80mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

William Optics Zenithstar 81 II + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 4.32° × 2.88°
Scale 1.62″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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William Optics GT 81 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 4.32° × 2.88°
Scale 1.62″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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Explore Scientific ED80 FCD-100 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 4.30° × 2.86°
Scale 1.62″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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IC IC 5070
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IC IC 434
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