Object Name: M 42
Object Type: Nebula
Location: Cittadella (Italy)
Date: February 5, 2010
Media: graphite pencil, white paper, inverted in Gimp
Instrument: 120 mm achromatic refractor (f/8.3)
Eyepiece: Edge On Planetary 5 mm (200x), diagonal and O-III filter
Conditions: Visual magnitude: 4, some light pollution
This is a sketch showing the central part of the Orion Nebula, seen in a 120 mm refractor at 200x. The sky conditions were not ideal for observing the whole extent of the nebula, but the brighter Trapezium area showed several details at this magnification.
Clear skies,
Massimo
Very nice sketch, Massimo!
That is the exact representation of what I can observe from my light-polluted sky in Montreal with a 130mm reflector! I made a sketch of it, but yours is way better than mine.
Really glad you posted this!
Jean
Massimo,
Very nice small scope sketch of the Orion Nebula.
Wonderful to see here.
Frank 🙂