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M42
Diffuse nebula
I did this sketch in my back yard in Vernon B.C. Canada.I live in red zone light polution.
the sketch was made on Jan 9 2011 at 12:20 amPST
I pre loaded the sketching field with Graphite pencil.I made the Nebula with pencil smudged,as well as a blending stump.I have been using a felt tipped pen for my stars ,I am happy witht the results from it.I also used a kneedable erasor to remove the dark dust lane from between M42 and M43.
Tha sketch was made with an 8″ Dob with a 7mm Pentax XW 171X
Thanks
John Karlsson
John,
This is a very fine sketch of the Orion Nebula including M43.
It is a match to the eyepiece view.
Frank 🙂
That’s exactly what I see in my 7.1″ dob, however I see it light green.