https://hgastro.github.io/tags/m42/Recent content in M42 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsTue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2022-03-01-orion-nebula-and-running-man/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2022-03-01-orion-nebula-and-running-man/<p>Here&rsquo;s a fresh look at the wonderful Orion Nebula complex (M42 and M43) and the neighboring Running Man. Although I have shown both before, this new view shows how they are related to each other. This is also a longer exposure than before and has been processed to reveal additional subtle detail.</p>https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-02-03-orion-nebula/Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-02-03-orion-nebula/<p>The Orion Nebula M42 is the most spectacular deep-sky object visible through almost any telescope. Other than the moon, there is no other object in the night sky that reveals as much detail as M42. It is visible to the naked eye as the fuzzy central star in Orion&rsquo;s sword.</p>