M 43 (NGC 1982)
Diffuse Nebula in Orion
| Common Names: | De Mairan's Nebula |
| Position (J2000): | 05h35m30s -05°16'00" |
| Magnitude: | 7 |
| Size: | 20' x 15' |
| Class: | Complex |
| Finder Charts: | 30° | 15° | 5° |
| Search Radius: | 5° |
| NGC Description: | ! vB, vL, R with tail, mbM *8-9; = M43 |
| Other Identifiers: | GC 1185, H 3. 1? |
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Observations
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 2331 | Observing arctic style - January 16, 2009 01:12 UT In 12x60 binoculars, M 43 appears as a small, bright, nebula with a bright stellar center. The nebula is comma shaped with its tip pointing to the northeast. |
| 1768 | Illinois Dark Skies Star Party 2007 - September 15, 2007 08:12 UT At 77x with the 24mm eyepiece in the 368mm reflector, M 43 lies on the northwestern edge of M42, and is separated from M42, by a dark lane which divides the two nebula. M 43 appears as a large, nebulous cloud, with a large, round section and a tail extending north then west, looking much like a large comma. Within the nebulous cloud there are many trails and smoky wisps emanating from a bright central point. |
| 1252 | A real nice surprise - February 5, 2005 02:34 UT At 55x with the 11mm eyepiece in the 120mm refractor, M 43 is easily distinguished as a comma-shaped diffuse patch of light surrounding a bright star. M 43 is separated from the monstrous Orion nebula by a thin dark lane. M 43 would be considered a prominent nebula in the night sky if it were located anywhere but next to the overwhelming Orion nebula. |
| 1245 | Catching a comet in the cold winter sky - January 14, 2005 00:40 UT With the 12x60 binoculars, M 43 appears as a small, bright, round nebula on the northern edge of the large Orion Nebula. |
| 1198 | Frankenstein lives! - December 21, 2003 02:18 UT At 38x with the 16mm eyepiece in the 120mm refractor, M43 appears as a small, fuzzy star separated from M42 by a small dark lane. |
| 1156 | Twin Lakes Star Party 2003 - October 24, 2003 04:20 UT At 31x with the 16mm eyepiece in the 80mm refractor, M43 appears as an extremely faint glow surrounding a seventh magnitude star. |
| 893 | Testing the new Newt - March 31, 2003 02:04 UT At 55x with the 22mm eyepiece in the 150mm Newtonian, M43 appears as a comma shaped nebulosity lying next to M42. A dark lane divides the nebulosity from M42. |
| 746 | Dark winter skies - December 29, 2002 02:21 UT In the 203mm SCT at 23x with the 55mm eyepiece and f/6.3 focal reducer combination, M43 appears as a small, comma-shaped diffuse patch of light just off M42. |
| 600 | Twin Lakes Star Party 2002 - October 6, 2002 06:49 UT With the 203mm SCT at 50x in the 40mm eyepiece, M 43 is a bright nebulous cloud separated from M42 by a dark band. The shape is reminiscent of the shape of some snail shells with its rotating, offsetting pattern. The nebulosity contains many tendrils and wisps of dark and light areas throughout the surface. |
| 212 | Twin Lakes Star Party 2001 - October 21, 2001 06:38 UT Lying at the head of the bird-shaped Great Orion nebula is M43. Having only seen this from light polluted skies, this nebula was much brighter than I expected. The nebula was very visible, even in the low power 28x view of the 114mm reflector. |
