Messier 42/43

M42 Under a Great Winter Sky

Messier 42/43
Messier 42/43

Object Name: M42
Object Type: Emission Nebula
Location: Mt Nerone, Italy
Date: 05/01/12
Media: pencil on white paper

I took advantage of a surprisingly warm January night to sketch again M42 under a great winter sky. Never seen so many details before in this object, many subtle details couldn’t be represented in this sketch. The interesting thing is that the nebula formed a closed ring with a very faint arch of light reflected by the gas.

Aldo

4 thoughts on “M42 Under a Great Winter Sky”

  1. Enjoyed your beautiful sketch & the details you have gotten down on paper. It is amazing what can be “seen” when we continue to observe the same object many times.

  2. Ciao!Io sono di Pergola e sono un disegnatore del cielo anch’io!!Sei di Pesaro?
    Ciao,Giorgio Bonacorsi

  3. Vorrei andare anch’io sul Nerone!!
    Per adesso osservo dalle colline intorno pergola,ma so stato sul Catria e poi sui Sibillini,a Forca,sito stupendo.Fatti sentire,mi piacerebbe condividere le serate con un altro astrodisegnatore,sennĂ² son circondato da fotografi!

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