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Messier M43

De Mairan's Nebula

Emission Nebula
Orion
Beginner

Northern lobe of Orion Nebula complex.

Angular size
20′ × 15′
Magnitude
9
Best months
Oct-Mar
Constellation
Orion
Catalog IDs
M43
Common aliases
NGC 1982
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Recommended telescopes

Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 800
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 60% 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

Meade LX200 8" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 105% of frame
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Celestron C8 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 105% of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 800 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.66° × 0.44°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 75% of frame
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